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Quality of life in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder
- Authors:
- BOURLAND S.L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(4), November 2000, pp.315-323.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Improving the quality of life is an important goal in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The current study described subjective quality of life, or life satisfaction, in a sample of older adults with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Patients with GAD were compared to other anxious and nonpsychiatric samples on measures of life satisfaction. Older adults with GAD reported lower quality of life than did nonpsychiatric samples; levels of life satisfaction were comparable between older adults with GAD and younger adults with social phobia. The findings suggest that quality of life is diminished in older adults with GAD, and that additional factors also affect quality of life for these patients.