Lifetime and 12-Month Prevalence of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Disorders Among Older African Americans: Findings From the National Survey of American Life

Ford, Briggett C.; Bullard, Kai McKeever; Taylor, Robert Joseph; Toler, Amanda; Neighbors, Harold W.; Jackson, James S.

doi:10.1097/jgp.0b013e3180437d9e

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“…The low rates of self-reported depression and anxiety in the sample are of particular interest. Among participants 74 years and younger, the incidence of depression was 3.8%, compared to 5.8%, identified in the National Survey of American Life (Ford, Bullard, Taylor, Toler, Neighbors, & Jackson, 2007). Among those ages 75 and over, no participants reported having depression; 1.5% of the National Survey of American Life participants reported depression.…”

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Measuring Successful Aging in Southern Black Older Adults

Troutman

Nies

Bentley

2010

Educational Gerontology

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Measuring Successful Aging in Southern Black Older Adults

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Nies

Bentley

2010

Educational Gerontology

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“…68 In elderly African-Americans, PTSD is the anxiety disorder with the highest 12-month prevalence rate, in marked contrast to the results from studies of nationally representative samples. 69 More recent studies of risk factors associated with late-life anxiety support the general conclusions of Vink et al 63 In the cross-sectional National Australian Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being, 37 GAD was associated with functional limitations, psychiatric co-morbidity and increased medication intake.…”

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Anxiety disorders in older people

Lindesay

Stewart

Bisla

2012

Rev. Clin. Gerontol.

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SummaryThis article reviews the research into anxiety disorders in adults aged 65 years and older that has been published over the past ten years. The topics covered include: the construct of anxiety and its disorders in this age group; epidemiology, including prevalence, incidence, course, outlook, and risk factors; assessment scales; co-morbidity and differential diagnosis (depression, dementia, physical illness); and management, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological. There has been a significant improvement in our understanding of these disorders in older adults over this period, but evidence to support their treatment and prevention is still quite sparse.

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“…[40] Although not directly comparing different racial and ethnic groups, an important study using a large national sample of older African-Americans found that the anxiety disorder with the highest 12-month prevalence among African-Americans aged 55 and older was PTSD (2.85%). [41] This is in direct contrast to studies using nationally representative samples that include the nationally representative proportion of African-Americans (and thus a small percentage of the sample), which typically found that other anxiety disorders, such as GAD and SP, are more prevalent than PTSD (see Table 1). Significantly, more research with patients who represent a wider variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds is needed before any statements about the role of ethnicity can be made with respect to late-life anxiety.…”

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Anxiety disorders in older adults: a comprehensive review

Wolitzky-Taylor¹,

Castriotta²,

Lenze³

et al. 2010

Depress. Anxiety

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This review aims to address issues unique to older adults with anxiety disorders in order to inform potential changes in the DSM-V. Prevalence and symptom expression of anxiety disorders in late life, as well as risk factors, comorbidity, cognitive decline, age of onset, and treatment efficacy for older adults are reviewed. Overall, the current literature suggests: (a) anxiety disorders are common among older age individuals, but less common than in younger adults; (b) overlap exists between anxiety symptoms of younger and older adults, although there are some differences as well as limitations to the assessment of symptoms among older adults; (c) anxiety disorders are highly comorbid with depression in older adults; (d) anxiety disorders are highly comorbid with a number of medical illnesses; (e) associations between cognitive decline and anxiety have been observed; (f) late age of onset is infrequent; and (g) both pharmacotherapy and CBT have demonstrated efficacy for older adults with anxiety. The implications of these findings are discussed and recommendations for the DSM-V are provided, including extending the text section on age-specific features of anxiety disorders in late life and providing information about the complexities of diagnosing anxiety disorders in older adults. Depression and Anxiety 27:190-211, 2010.

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Lifetime and 12-Month Prevalence of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Disorders Among Older African Americans: Findings From the National Survey of American Life

Cited by 77 publications

References 21 publications

Measuring Successful Aging in Southern Black Older Adults

Measuring Successful Aging in Southern Black Older Adults

Anxiety disorders in older people

Anxiety disorders in older adults: a comprehensive review

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