title: Cognitive-behavior therapy for late-life generalized anxiety disorder in primary care: preliminary findings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors present data from a pilot research program initiated to develop, refine, and test the outcomes of CBT-GAD/PC, a version of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) that targets the needs of older adults with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in primary care (PC).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study involved a small, randomized clinical trial comparing the impact of CBT-GAD/PC to usual care (UC) in a sample of 12 older medical patients with GAD.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Outcome data suggested significant improvements in worry and depression after CBT-GAD/PC, relative to UC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Authors discuss results in terms of the "real-world" applicability of this treatment for late-life GAD, and present implications for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas-Houston Medical School 77030-3496, USA. Melinda.A.Stanley@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Melinda A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: Derek R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hopko
authors.forename: Gretchen J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Diefenbach
authors.forename: Stacey L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bourland
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wagener
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires