Anxiety among older adults is a common health concern, but some medications may help ease symptoms. These medications include duloxetine, escitalopram, buspirone, venlafaxine, and sertraline.

[10] Older adults are also more likely than younger adults to be taking multiple medications, some of which may cause or exacerbate anxiety disorders. A careful review of the list of medications ...

Depression in the elderly can worsen the problems associated with aging. It isn’t always easy to diagnose, but proper treatment can greatly increase your quality of life. If you’re concerned ...

Geriatric Psychiatrist Eric Lenze said ... A study in JAMA Psychiatry found that only one-third of seniors with anxiety receive treatment. Lenze said seniors should be screened yearly by their ...

Dr. Rizvi is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist, currently providing psychiatric services at a private office in Frisco Mental Health Services and as a chief medical officer at Haven Behavioral ...

a disorder that's as common in the elderly as it is in younger people. And both, fortunately, were successfully treated. Without treatment, both would they have risked getting worse physically as ...

and medication issues; and present anxiety differently than do younger patients. Yet late-life anxiety disorders are a "geriatric giant," being twice as prevalent as dementia among older adults ...