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Bringing the bedside to the bench, and then to the community
— a prospectus for intervention research in late-life anxiety disorders | | Author(s) | Eric J Lenze, Julie Loebach Wetherell |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 24, no 1, January 2009 |
| Pages | pp 1-14 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Anxiety ; Neglect [care] ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in older people, and they are associated with functional impairment, poorer quality of life, and adverse long-term consequences such as cognitive decline. This paper evaluates gaps in the evidence base for treatment of late-life anxiety disorders (LLAD) and synthesises recent research in cognitive neuroscience, basic behavioural science, stress and ageing. The authors examine three intervention issues in LLAD: prevention, acute treatment, and preempting adverse consequences. They propose combining randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with mechanistic biobehavioural methodologies as an optimal approach for developing novel, optimised and personalised treatments. They also examine three barriers in the field of LLAD research: how do we measure anxiety; how do we raise awareness; and how will we ensure our research is applicable to underserved populations (particularly minority groups)? This prospectus outlines approaches to intervention research that can reduce the morbidity of LLAD. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090121201 A |
| Classmark | ENP: QNR: 3A:6KC |
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