Behavioral Assessment of Anxiety in Older Adults
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Behavior Modification
- Vol. 17 (2) , 99-112
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455930172001
Abstract
The behavioral assessment of anxiety in older adults is reviewed in this article. Despite the high rate of anxiety symptoms uncovered during the course of large-scale epidemiological studies, the comprehensive evaluation of anxiety in this age group (55 and over) is not highly sophisticated at this juncture. In this review, diagnostic issues, psychometric evaluation, motoric assessment, and psychophysiological assessment are considered. Throughout the articles, gaps in the extant research are identified, and a research agenda for the future is developed.Keywords
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