title: Anxiety and related symptoms in older persons with dementia: directions for practice.
abstract: Anxiety disorders and related symptoms commonly occur in older people with cognitive impairment or dementia, significantly worsening functioning and reducing quality of life. This review of the literature outlines the extent of the problem, and focuses on current best practices in psychosocial interventions anxiety in persons with dementia. Discussion follows on promising nonpharmacological interventions that are recommended for further consideration and future research.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gerontology, State University of New York at Albany, 12222, USA. kmcclivereed@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kimberly P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: McClive-Reed
authors.forename: Zvi D
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Gellis
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000523:psychology; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D012960:Socioenvironmental Therapy