대한노인정신의학회

Anxiety disorder is the one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in the elderly. However, there were no sufficient studies on the anxiety disorder in late life. Geriatric anxiety disorders are under-diagnosed and under-treated. For the proper evaluation and diagnosis of anxiety disorder in the elderly, comprehensive approaches considering medical, psycho-social aspects are needed. Various treatment modalities including pharmacotherapy and psycho-social treatments were reported. In this article, the author reviewed the general features of geriatric anxiety disorders, epidemiological characteristics, clinical features of each anxiety disorders, and treatment issues. We need more systematized studies for the advances on the diagnosis and treatment of geriatric anxiety disorders.

불안장애,노년기,노인불안, Anxiety disorder,Late life,Geriatric anxiety