Cognitive-behavior therapy for late-life generalized anxiety disorder in primary care: preliminary findings.
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.
Stanley
Melinda A
MA
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas-Houston Medical School 77030-3496, USA. Melinda.A.Stanley@uth.tmc.edu
Hopko
Derek R
DR
Diefenbach
Gretchen J
GJ
Bourland
Stacey L
SL
Rodriguez
Hector
H
Wagener
Paula
P
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