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| Anxiety disorders in later life: a report from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam | | Author(s) | Aartjan T F Beekman, Marijke A Bremmer, Dorly J H Deeg |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 10, October 1998 |
| Pages | pp 717-726 |
| Keywords | Anxiety ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | The prevalence and risk factors of anxiety disorders in the older population of the Netherlands were investigated in this study. Data were drawn from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam, which is based on a random sample of 3107 older adults. Anxiety disorders were diagnosed using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule in a two-stage screening design. The risk factors under study comprised vulnerability, stress, and network-related variables. The overall prevalence of anxiety disorders was estimated at 10.2%. Generalised anxiety disorder was the most common disorder (7.3%) followed by phobic disorders (3.2%). Both panic disorder (1.0%) and obsessive compulsive disorder (0.6%) were rare. Vulnerability factors appeared to dominate, while stresses commonly experienced by older people also played a part. Of the network-related variables, only a smaller size of the network was associated with anxiety disorders. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981109415 A |
| Classmark | ENP: 3J: 76H |
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