Authors
Alessandra Canuto, Kerstin Weber, Marc Baertschi, Sylke Andreas, Jana Volkert, Maria Christina Dehoust, Susanne Sehner, Anna Suling, Karl Wegscheider, Berta Ausín, Mike J Crawford, Chiara Da Ronch, Luigi Grassi, Yael Hershkovitz, Manuel Muñoz, Alan Quirk, Ora Rotenstein, Ana Belén Santos-Olmo, Arieh Shalev, Jens Strehle, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Holger Schulz, Martin Härter
Publication date
2018/2/1
Journal
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Volume
26
Issue
2
Pages
174-185
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
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 …
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A Canuto, K Weber, M Baertschi, S Andreas, J Volkert… - The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2018