Clinical Gerontologist, Vol. 46, Issue. 5, p. 819. Historically, clinicians and researchers have focused on depression and dementia in older people, paying little attention to anxiety except as a ...
Late-life anxiety can often be "silent"—missed or difficult to diagnose as older adults tend to somatize psychiatric problems; have multiple psychiatric, medical, and medication issues ...
Surprisingly, an increased awareness of the effects of anxiety has done little to reduce its prevalence. According to the National Institute of Health, 20 percent of adults suffer from anxiety ...
Among U.S. adults aged 18-29, the impact on mental health was even more severe. Rates of anxiety and depression increased to 65 percent and 61 percent, respectively, of the respondents in that age ...