title: Use of cognitive behavioral therapy in late-life psychiatric disorders.
abstract: With prevalence rates approaching 10% for anxiety disorders and 6% for major depression, anxiety and depression have a significant impact on adults in later life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psychosocial intervention for anxiety and depression that can serve as a useful alternative or adjunct to pharmacologic intervention for older adults.
authors.affiliation: Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (152) (MEDVAMC 152), Houston, Tex, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kunik
authors.forename: Melinda A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stanley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans