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A Clinical Pilot Study of Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Paul King  and
Christine Barrowclough
Paul King
Affiliation:
Prestwich Hospital, Salford
Christine Barrowclough
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
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Ten elderly patients with anxiety problems were treated individually using cognitive-behavioural interventions. These involved helping the patients reinterpret their anxiety symptoms in a non-threatening way. Questionnaire and self-report data suggested that cognitive-behavioural therapy may be an effective intervention for elderly patients with anxiety problems.

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Clinical Section
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 337 - 345
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1991

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