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A community based survey of older adults' preferences for treatment of anxietyJan Mohlman
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Department of Psychology, 152 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Psychol Aging 27:1182-90. 2012..g., preference for psychotherapy over medication) run counter to those obtained from studies of depression treatment preference in samples of similar age (e.g., preference for medication over psychotherapy; Gum et al., 2006)...
Improving recognition of late life anxiety disorders in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition: observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee to the Lifespan Disorders Work GroupJan Mohlman
Rutgers, tState University of New Jersey, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 27:549-56. 2012....
Cognitive self-consciousness--a predictor of increased anxiety following first-time diagnosis of age-related hearing lossJan Mohlman
Department of Psychology, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Aging Ment Health 13:246-54. 2009..Results were partially consistent with hypotheses and point to a new direction in preventing anxiety and depression following a first time diagnosis of presbycusis...
Predictors of unsuccessful magnetic resonance imaging scanning in older generalized anxiety disorder patients and controlsJan Mohlman
Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
J Behav Med 35:19-26. 2012..Implications for improving the success rates of MRI with older adults are discussed...
Recognizing and treating late-life generalized anxiety disorder: distinguishing features and psychosocial treatmentJan Mohlman
Rutgers University, Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, NJ, USA
Expert Rev Neurother 6:1439-45. 2006..The relation of the disorder to normal aging, major depression and health is also discussed. Current psychosocial treatment strategies are outlined, with a particular focus on cognitive behavior therapy...
Jumping to interpretations: social anxiety disorder and the identification of emotional facial expressionsJan Mohlman
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Department of Psychology, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Behav Res Ther 45:591-9. 2007..These effects were accounted for primarily by low-intensity angry cards. Results are consistent with previous studies showing a negative interpretive bias, and can be applied to the improvement of clinical interventions...
The relation of worry to prefrontal cortex volume in older adults with and without generalized anxiety disorderJan Mohlman
Rutgers University, Department of Psychology, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Psychiatry Res 173:121-7. 2009..Results are partly consistent with GAD theory and suggest that worry may involve neural areas that are also involved in the successful control of anxiety...
Does executive dysfunction affect treatment outcome in late-life mood and anxiety disorders?Jan Mohlman
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, 08854, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 18:97-108. 2005..This article provides a definition and description of executive functions, including a summary of popular assessment tools. The literature on treatment outcome is reviewed, and future directions are discussed...
Feasibility and acceptance of a nonpharmacological cognitive remediation intervention for patients with Parkinson diseaseJan Mohlman
Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 24:91-7. 2011..Males reported exerting greater effort during the training than females. It was concluded that the intervention is appropriate for testing in a randomized controlled trial...
Emotional stroop performance in older adults: effects of habitual worryRebecca B Price
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:798-805. 2012..We explored how these age-related changes in emotional processing interact with anxiety...
The role of executive functioning in CBT: a pilot study with anxious older adultsJan Mohlman
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
Behav Res Ther 43:447-65. 2005..However, some participants may show improvement on both mood and cognitive skills during treatment, which is discussed further...
Inhibitory control and symptom severity in late life generalized anxiety disorderRebecca B Price
Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Behav Res Ther 45:2628-39. 2007..Patients and controls did not differ in Stroop performance. In the context of a disorder-specific tendency to make maladaptive use of executive functions, better IC may be associated with more severe symptomatology...
Psychometric properties of the GAD-Q-IV and DERS in older, community-dwelling GAD patients and controlsAlison M Staples
Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
J Anxiety Disord 26:385-92. 2012..5, with .76 sensitivity and .86 specificity. Findings support the use of the GAD-Q-IV and DERS as screening instruments for GAD in older, community-dwelling adults in a research setting...
Psychosocial treatment of late-life generalized anxiety disorder: current status and future directionsJan Mohlman
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 24:149-69. 2004..This review summarizes and discusses the current state of psychosocial interventions for late-life GAD, including group and individual format CBT, limitations of existing research, and suggestions for future directions...
Generalized anxiety disorder in late life: lifetime course and comorbidity with major depressive disorderEric J Lenze
Intervention Research Center in Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:77-80. 2005..The authors assessed the course and comorbidity of late-life GAD and MDD...
Distinguishing generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and mixed anxiety states in older treatment-seeking adultsJan Mohlman
Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, Box 14, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Anxiety Disord 18:275-90. 2004..Results indicate that distinguishing features of GAD and PD in older treatment-seeking adults may be fewer and slightly different from those of younger adults...
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for management of anxiety and medication taper in older adultsEthan E Gorenstein
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:901-9. 2005....
Standard and enhanced cognitive-behavior therapy for late-life generalized anxiety disorder: two pilot investigationsJan Mohlman
Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 11:24-32. 2003..The studies described here are, to our knowledge, the first to test the efficacy of individual-format CBT administered in a mental health clinic for treatment of late-life GAD...
