Lack of interventions for anxiety in older people.
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Although anxiety disorders are common in later life, only a minority of patients receive appropriate treatment. The scarcity of clinical trials and decreasing effectiveness of current treatment modalities with advancing age, as shown by Wetherell and colleagues in this issue, argue for more clinical trials and development of age-specific psychotherapeutic techniques.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 203 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013