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Anxiety Disorders in Old Age: Psychiatric Comorbidities, Quality of Life, and Prevalence According to Age, Gender, and Country. / Canuto, Alessandra; Weber, Kerstin; Baertschi, Marc; Andreas, Sylke; Volkert, Jana; Dehoust, Maria Christina; Sehner, Susanne; Suling, Anna; Wegscheider, Karl; Ausín, Berta; Crawford, Mike J; Da Ronch, Chiara; Grassi, Luigi; Hershkovitz, Yael; Muñoz, Manuel; Quirk, Alan; Rotenstein, Ora; Santos-Olmo, Ana Belén; Shalev, Arieh; Strehle, Jens; Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich; Schulz, Holger; Härter, Martin.

In: AM J GERIAT PSYCHIAT, Vol. 26, No. 2, 02.2018, p. 174-185.

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Harvard

Canuto, A, Weber, K, Baertschi, M, Andreas, S, Volkert, J, Dehoust, MC, Sehner, S, Suling, A, Wegscheider, K, Ausín, B, Crawford, MJ, Da Ronch, C, Grassi, L, Hershkovitz, Y, Muñoz, M, Quirk, A, Rotenstein, O, Santos-Olmo, AB, Shalev, A, Strehle, J, Wittchen, H-U, Schulz, H & Härter, M 2018, 'Anxiety Disorders in Old Age: Psychiatric Comorbidities, Quality of Life, and Prevalence According to Age, Gender, and Country', AM J GERIAT PSYCHIAT, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2017.08.015

APA

Canuto, A., Weber, K., Baertschi, M., Andreas, S., Volkert, J., Dehoust, M. C., Sehner, S., Suling, A., Wegscheider, K., Ausín, B., Crawford, M. J., Da Ronch, C., Grassi, L., Hershkovitz, Y., Muñoz, M., Quirk, A., Rotenstein, O., Santos-Olmo, A. B., Shalev, A., ... Härter, M. (2018). Anxiety Disorders in Old Age: Psychiatric Comorbidities, Quality of Life, and Prevalence According to Age, Gender, and Country. AM J GERIAT PSYCHIAT, 26(2), 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2017.08.015

Vancouver

Canuto A, Weber K, Baertschi M, Andreas S, Volkert J, Dehoust MC et al. Anxiety Disorders in Old Age: Psychiatric Comorbidities, Quality of Life, and Prevalence According to Age, Gender, and Country. AM J GERIAT PSYCHIAT. 2018 Feb;26(2):174-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2017.08.015

Bibtex

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title = "Anxiety Disorders in Old Age: Psychiatric Comorbidities, Quality of Life, and Prevalence According to Age, Gender, and Country",
abstract = "OBJECTIVES: Previous estimates of the prevalence of anxiety disorders in late life vary greatly due to the lack of reliable diagnostic tools. This MentDis_ICF65+ study assessed 12-month prevalence rates of anxiety disorders and age- and gender-related differences in comorbidities, as well as impact on quality of life.DESIGN: The study used a cross-sectional multicenter survey.PARTICIPANTS: The study sample comprised 3,142 men and women aged 65 to 84 years, living in five European countries and Israel.MEASUREMENTS: Anxiety disorders were assessed using computer-assisted face-to-face interviews with an age-appropriate diagnostic interview (CIDI65+).RESULTS: The prevalence of anxiety disorders was 17.2%. Agoraphobia was the most frequent disorder (4.9%), followed by panic disorder (3.8%), animal phobia (3.5%), general anxiety disorder (3.1%), post-traumatic stress disorder (1.4%), social phobia (1.3%), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (0.8%). The prevalence rate of any anxiety disorder dropped by 40% to 47% in adults aged 75-84 years compared with those aged 65-74 years. Women were twice as likely to present with agoraphobia or general anxiety disorder as men. Only panic disorder and phobia were associated with comorbid major depression. The negative relationship with quality of life was limited to agoraphobia and generalized anxiety disorder.CONCLUSIONS: The age-appropriate CIDI65+ led to higher prevalence rates of anxiety disorders in the elderly, yet to weaker associations with comorbidities and impaired quality of life compared with previous studies.",
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author = "Alessandra Canuto and Kerstin Weber and Marc Baertschi and Sylke Andreas and Jana Volkert and Dehoust, {Maria Christina} and Susanne Sehner and Anna Suling and Karl Wegscheider and Berta Aus{\'i}n and Crawford, {Mike J} and {Da Ronch}, Chiara and Luigi Grassi and Yael Hershkovitz and Manuel Mu{\~n}oz and Alan Quirk and Ora Rotenstein and Santos-Olmo, {Ana Bel{\'e}n} and Arieh Shalev and Jens Strehle and Hans-Ulrich Wittchen and Holger Schulz and Martin H{\"a}rter",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2017 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
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language = "English",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Anxiety Disorders in Old Age: Psychiatric Comorbidities, Quality of Life, and Prevalence According to Age, Gender, and Country

AU - Canuto, Alessandra

AU - Weber, Kerstin

AU - Baertschi, Marc

AU - Andreas, Sylke

AU - Volkert, Jana

AU - Dehoust, Maria Christina

AU - Sehner, Susanne

AU - Suling, Anna

AU - Wegscheider, Karl

AU - Ausín, Berta

AU - Crawford, Mike J

AU - Da Ronch, Chiara

AU - Grassi, Luigi

AU - Hershkovitz, Yael

AU - Muñoz, Manuel

AU - Quirk, Alan

AU - Rotenstein, Ora

AU - Santos-Olmo, Ana Belén

AU - Shalev, Arieh

AU - Strehle, Jens

AU - Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich

AU - Schulz, Holger

AU - Härter, Martin

N1 - Copyright © 2017 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PY - 2018/2

Y1 - 2018/2

N2 - OBJECTIVES: Previous estimates of the prevalence of anxiety disorders in late life vary greatly due to the lack of reliable diagnostic tools. This MentDis_ICF65+ study assessed 12-month prevalence rates of anxiety disorders and age- and gender-related differences in comorbidities, as well as impact on quality of life.DESIGN: The study used a cross-sectional multicenter survey.PARTICIPANTS: The study sample comprised 3,142 men and women aged 65 to 84 years, living in five European countries and Israel.MEASUREMENTS: Anxiety disorders were assessed using computer-assisted face-to-face interviews with an age-appropriate diagnostic interview (CIDI65+).RESULTS: The prevalence of anxiety disorders was 17.2%. Agoraphobia was the most frequent disorder (4.9%), followed by panic disorder (3.8%), animal phobia (3.5%), general anxiety disorder (3.1%), post-traumatic stress disorder (1.4%), social phobia (1.3%), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (0.8%). The prevalence rate of any anxiety disorder dropped by 40% to 47% in adults aged 75-84 years compared with those aged 65-74 years. Women were twice as likely to present with agoraphobia or general anxiety disorder as men. Only panic disorder and phobia were associated with comorbid major depression. The negative relationship with quality of life was limited to agoraphobia and generalized anxiety disorder.CONCLUSIONS: The age-appropriate CIDI65+ led to higher prevalence rates of anxiety disorders in the elderly, yet to weaker associations with comorbidities and impaired quality of life compared with previous studies.

AB - OBJECTIVES: Previous estimates of the prevalence of anxiety disorders in late life vary greatly due to the lack of reliable diagnostic tools. This MentDis_ICF65+ study assessed 12-month prevalence rates of anxiety disorders and age- and gender-related differences in comorbidities, as well as impact on quality of life.DESIGN: The study used a cross-sectional multicenter survey.PARTICIPANTS: The study sample comprised 3,142 men and women aged 65 to 84 years, living in five European countries and Israel.MEASUREMENTS: Anxiety disorders were assessed using computer-assisted face-to-face interviews with an age-appropriate diagnostic interview (CIDI65+).RESULTS: The prevalence of anxiety disorders was 17.2%. Agoraphobia was the most frequent disorder (4.9%), followed by panic disorder (3.8%), animal phobia (3.5%), general anxiety disorder (3.1%), post-traumatic stress disorder (1.4%), social phobia (1.3%), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (0.8%). The prevalence rate of any anxiety disorder dropped by 40% to 47% in adults aged 75-84 years compared with those aged 65-74 years. Women were twice as likely to present with agoraphobia or general anxiety disorder as men. Only panic disorder and phobia were associated with comorbid major depression. The negative relationship with quality of life was limited to agoraphobia and generalized anxiety disorder.CONCLUSIONS: The age-appropriate CIDI65+ led to higher prevalence rates of anxiety disorders in the elderly, yet to weaker associations with comorbidities and impaired quality of life compared with previous studies.

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U2 - 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.08.015

DO - 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.08.015

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 29031568

VL - 26

SP - 174

EP - 185

JO - AM J GERIAT PSYCHIAT

JF - AM J GERIAT PSYCHIAT

SN - 1064-7481

IS - 2

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