title: Management of anxiety in the elderly.
abstract: Clinicians need to be aware of the cardinal manifestations of clinical anxiety in their geriatric patients. A variety of psychotherapeutic, behavioral, and chemical interventions can effectively and safely treat anxiety in geriatric patients and thereby greatly diminish morbidity and mortality.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D011433:Propranolol