Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle G. Newman ◽  
Thomas D. Borkovec
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment

Cognitive-behavioral treatment of late-life generalized anxiety disorder.

2003 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda A. Stanley ◽  
J. Gayle Beck ◽  
Diane M. Novy ◽  
Patricia M. Averill ◽  
Alan C. Swann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment

Cognitive-behavioral treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) for older adults

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Ladouceur ◽  
Éliane Léger ◽  
Michel Dugas ◽  
Mark H. Freeston
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Cognitive Avoidance ◽  
Post Test

Background: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is one of the most prevalent anxiety disorders among the elderly. Estimates of prevalence vary from around 3% to 12%, depending on the minimum age considered and the assessment instruments. The present study tests a GAD-specific treatment recently validated among adults (Ladouceur et al., 2000) and adapted for older adults.Method: Eight older adults (aged from 60 to 71) were included in a single-case experimental multiple-baseline design across subjects. Assessments were conducted at pre-test, post-test and at 6- and 12-months follow-ups. The treatment consisted of awareness training, worry interventions and relapse prevention. The worry interventions targeted intolerance of uncertainty, beliefs about worry, problem-solving and cognitive avoidance.Results: According to daily self-monitoring of worry, ADIS-IV ratings and self-reported questionnaire scores, seven out of eight participants showed clinically significant improvement at post-test. These therapeutic gains were maintained at 6- and 12-month follow-ups.Conclusions: This study shows that a cognitive-behavioral treatment that targets intolerance of uncertainty, erroneous beliefs about worry, poor problem orientation and cognitive avoidance is effective for treating GAD among elderly people.

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