Telephone-delivered psychotherapy for late-life anxiety.
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of telephone-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) was compared with usual care for late-life anxiety disorders. Client satisfaction, as assessed by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, was high (M = 27.4, range 8-32), and attrition rates were low (8.3%). Preliminary results suggest that participants receiving CBT, compared with usual care, experience declines in general anxiety, worry, anxiety sensitivity, and insomnia.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Gretchen A
GA
Brenes
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Cobi W
CW
Ingram
Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Suzanne C
SC
Danhauer
D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007171:Implosive Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011340:Problem Solving; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome