Journals / Türk Geriatri Dergisi / 2007 / Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 3

Anxiety disorders in elderly people

Yaşlılarda anksiyete bozuklukları

Pages
150–155
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Anxiety, which is accepted as a natural outcome of senility and the medical illnesses in elderly may also result with underdiagnosis of anxiety disorders.In this paper we aimed to review the studies on anxiety disorders and their treatment among geriatric patients.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Old age is risky for psychiatric disorders like depression and anxiety due to repeated losses.
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Key Findings & Data:Although in clinical practice, anxiety is a frequent problem among elderly people and the treatment of anxiety is quite difficult in geriatric patients, anxiety disorders are not studied enough.
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Conclusion & Impact:Anxiety, which is accepted as a natural outcome of senility and the medical illnesses in elderly may also result with underdiagnosis of anxiety disorders.In this paper we aimed to review the studies on anxiety disorders and their treatment among geriatric patients.
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Abstract

Old age is risky for psychiatric disorders like depression and anxiety due to repeated losses. Although in clinical practice, anxiety is a frequent problem among elderly people and the treatment of anxiety is quite difficult in geriatric patients, anxiety disorders are not studied enough. Previous studies suggested that anxiety disorders are more rare among geriatric patients than in younger ones. This might be due to the different appearance of anxiety disorders in geriatric age and to the existing medical illnesses which may complicate psychiatric evaluation. Anxiety, which is accepted as a natural outcome of senility and the medical illnesses in elderly may also result with underdiagnosis of anxiety disorders.In this paper we aimed to review the studies on anxiety disorders and their treatment among geriatric patients.

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Yaşlılık dönemi tekrarlayan kayıplarla seyretmesi bakımından depresif bozukluklar ve anksiyete bozuklukları başta olmak üzere psikiyatrik bozukluklar açısından riskli bir dönemdir. Klinik pratikte anksiyete yaşlılarda sık görülmektedir ve zor tedavi edilmektedir. Buna rağmen anksiyete bozuklukları yaşlılarda yeterince araştırılmamıştır. Yapılan çalışmalarda anksiyete bozukluklarının yaşlılarda gençlere göre daha nadir bulunduğu saptanmıştır. Bu durum anksiyete bozukluklarının yaşlılarda gençlerdekine göre farklı biçimlerde ortaya çıktığını ve/veya varolan diğer tıbbi hastalıkların psikiyatrik değerlendirmeyi güçleştirdiğini düşündürmektedir. Ayrıca, anksiyetenin yaşlılık ve yaşlılıkta görülen tıbbi hastalıkların doğal bir sonucu olabileceği önkabulü de anksiyete bozukluklarının yeterince tanınmamasına neden olabilmektedir.Bu yazıda yaşlılarda anksiyete bozuklukları ve tedavisi konusunda yapılan çalışmaların gözden geçirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.

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KIZIL, Ö. E. T., TURAN, E. (2022). Anxiety disorders in elderly people. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 3, 150–155. https://ajindex.com/articles/624331

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