Vasiliadis, Helen-Maria Pitrou, Isabelle Grenier, Sébastien Berbiche, Djamal and Hudon, Carol 2023. Psychological Distress, Cognition, and Functional Disability Trajectory Profiles of Aging in Primary ...

Benzodiazepines should be avoided among older adults due to an increased risk ... Cognitive behavioural therapy is a gold standard treatment for anxiety disorders in younger patients, with proven ...

and mortality of older adults. Treatment of late-life anxiety is a challenge given concerns about medication side effects in older, frail, or medically ill patients. Antidepressants are ...

However, few studies have looked at how persistent anxiety, along with age when one develops anxiety, impacted dementia risk, they said. For the study, the researchers included more than 2,000 ...

such drugs are more effective for episodes of acute anxiety in older adults than for the treatment of chronic, or ongoing, anxiety. After two years of group therapy, Coats learned how to use such ...

However, the findings only apply to those who develop anxiety over the age of 50 and may actually help improve Parkinson's diagnosis and early treatment ... among 109,435 adults who had developed ...

Initial prescriptions of benzodiazepines, a class of drugs used to treat anxiety and sleep problems after a stroke may include too many pills for adults ages 65 or older, finds new study.

Cannabis is emerging as a tool in dementia care, offering relief from anxiety and agitation when traditional medications fall ...

Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of physical activity on symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adult populations. Design Umbrella review ... In US clinical ...

It is unknown whether treating late-life anxiety disorders with benzodiazepines exposes patients to additional risks of dementia. Anxiety in older adults can be linked with cardiovascular disease, ...