title: [Anxious elderly person].
abstract: Anxiety disorder occurs in approx. 6% of persons over 65 years of age. A large proportion of elderly patients suffering from anxiety seek medical help at a general practitioner, complaining somatic symptoms. Clinical examinations include evaluating the patient's psychic and social situation, and adequate somatic investigations. Most patients are treatable by the general practitioner; those with the most difficult symptoms and refractory ones belong to specialized care. Essential forms of treatment include supportive therapy, psychotherapies and SSRI drugs.
authors: KYS:n psykiatrian klinikka, Kuopio.
authors: Jouni
authors: J
authors: Kontkanen
authors: Maija
authors: M
authors: Purhonen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors