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Complicated grief therapy as a new treatment approachJulie Loebach Wetherell
Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 14:159-66. 2012..The article concludes with a description of future research directions for CGT...- Anxiety disorders in a public mental health system: clinical characteristics and service use patternsJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 9116, United States
J Affect Disord 104:179-83. 2007..Anxiety disorders are among the most common forms of psychiatric disorder, yet few investigations have examined the prevalence or service use of clients with anxiety disorders in the public mental health sector... - Modular psychotherapy for anxiety in older primary care patientsJulie Loebach Wetherell
Psychiatry Department, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 9116, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:483-92. 2009..To develop and test a modular psychotherapy protocol in older primary care patients with anxiety disorders... - Older adults are less accurate than younger adults at identifying symptoms of anxiety and depressionJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093 9111, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:623-6. 2009..These findings suggest that additional efforts are needed to educate the general public, particularly older adults, about anxiety and its symptoms... 
Psychological interventions for late-life anxiety: a review and early lessons from the CALM studyJulie Loebach Wetherell
University of California, San Diego, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 18:72-82. 2005..Data are presented from 2 pilot patients in the CALM Study, and preliminary lessons are discussed...
Medical conditions and depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms in older adults with and without generalized anxiety disorderJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA
Aging Ment Health 14:764-8. 2010..The objective of this study was to examine medical illness and anxiety, depressive, and somatic symptoms in older medical patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)...- Anxiety, cognitive performance, and cognitive decline in normal agingJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 92161, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 57:P246-55. 2002..These results provide some support for Eysenck's processing efficiency theory but none for neuroticism as a risk factor for cognitive decline in normal aging... - Quality of life in geriatric generalized anxiety disorder: a preliminary investigationJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcase System, 9500 Gilman Drive, Dept 0603V, La Jolla, CA 92093 0603, USA
J Psychiatr Res 38:305-12. 2004..To examine the impact of late-life generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) on health-related quality of life... - Adherence to treatment for geriatric depression and anxietyJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0603, USA
CNS Spectr 8:48-59. 2003..Several current projects that combine pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for geriatric depression in an integrated care model show promise as interventions to improve rates of treatment and adherence... - Treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in older adultsJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego and VA San Diego Healthcare System 92161, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 71:31-40. 2003.... - A randomized, controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic painJulie Loebach Wetherell
VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, Dept 111N 1, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
Pain 152:2098-107. 2011..These findings suggest that ACT is an effective and acceptable adjunct intervention for patients with chronic pain... - DSM-IV criteria for generalized anxiety disorder in older adults: distinguishing the worried from the wellJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093 0603, USA
Psychol Aging 18:622-7. 2003.... - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for generalized anxiety disorder in older adults: a preliminary reportJulie Loebach Wetherell
University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA 92093 9111, USA
Behav Ther 42:127-34. 2011..No patients dropped out of ACT, and worry and depression improved. Findings suggest that ACT may warrant a large-scale investigation with anxious older adults... - Augmenting antidepressant medication with modular CBT for geriatric generalized anxiety disorder: a pilot studyJulie Loebach Wetherell
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 26:869-75. 2011..We therefore developed a novel sequential treatment strategy, using personalized, modular cognitive-behavioral therapy (mCBT) to augment SSRI medication... - Anxiety symptoms and quality of life in middle-aged and older outpatients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorderJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0603, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 64:1476-82. 2003..This study examined whether anxiety symptoms make an independent contribution to poorer quality of life among middle-aged and older outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder... - Screening for generalized anxiety disorder in geriatric primary care patientsJulie Loebach Wetherell
University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22:115-23. 2007..To compare two brief screening measures as tools for detecting generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among older primary care patients... - Trauma history is associated with psychological distress and somatic symptoms in homebound older adultsAndrew J Petkus
San Diego State University University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:810-8. 2009..To examine the physical health, anxiety, and depressive symptoms of homebound older adults in relation to a history of trauma exposure... - Functioning and well-being of middle-aged and older patients with schizophrenia: measurement with the 36-item short-form (SF-36) health surveyAndres Sciolla
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093 0680, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 11:629-37. 2003..The SF-36 is a generic outcome measure that provides a profile of functioning in several different domains... - Meta-analysis comparing different behavioral treatments for late-life anxietySteven R Thorp
UCSD Department of Psychiatry, San Diego, CA 92093 9116, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:105-15. 2009..To evaluate the efficacy of different types of behavioral treatments for geriatric anxiety (cognitive behavior therapy [CBT] alone, CBT with relaxation training [RT], and RT alone)... - Depression in older adultsAmy Fiske
Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 5:363-89. 2009..Preventive interventions including education for individuals with chronic illness, behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, problem-solving skills training, group support, and life review have also received support... - High worry severity is associated with poorer acute and maintenance efficacy of antidepressants in late-life depressionCarmen Andreescu
The Advanced Center in Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Depress Anxiety 26:266-72. 2009..We explored the impact of the dimensions of worry and panic on acute and maintenance treatment outcomes in LLD... - Evidence-based treatment of geriatric anxiety disordersJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive (116B, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 28:871-96, ix. 2005 - History of sexual assault is associated with greater declines in executive functioning in older adults with APOE epsilon4Andrew J Petkus
San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 9111, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 67:653-9. 2012.... - Thought suppression is associated with psychological distress in homebound older adultsAndrew J Petkus
San Diego State University University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, California, USA
Depress Anxiety 29:219-25. 2012..The aim of this study was to investigate thought suppression in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms in homebound older adults... - Age at onset and clinical features of late life compulsive hoardingCatherine R Ayers
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:142-9. 2010..The objectives of this study were to determine the onset and illustrate the course and clinical features of late life compulsive hoarding, including psychiatric and medical comorbidities... - Therapist and patient perspectives on cognitive-behavioral therapy for older adults with hoarding disorder: a collective case studyCatherine R Ayers
Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
Aging Ment Health 16:915-21. 2012.... - Prolonged exposure therapy for older veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a pilot studySteven R Thorp
Center of Excellence in Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:276-80. 2012..Exposure therapy has broad empirical support for PTSD, but it has not been studied systematically in older adults, partly due to published concerns that older adults would not tolerate the treatment... - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for geriatric compulsive hoardingCatherine R Ayers
Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
Behav Res Ther 49:689-94. 2011..No participants dropped out, but homework compliance was variable and correlated with decreases in hoarding severity. Findings suggest that older adults with compulsive hoarding may require an enhanced or alternative treatment... - Evidence-based psychological treatments for late-life anxietyCatherine R Ayers
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093 0603, USA
Psychol Aging 22:8-17. 2007..Future research should examine other therapy models and investigate the effects of psychotherapy on other anxiety disorders, such as phobias and posttraumatic stress disorder in older adults... - Mental health treatment preferences of older and younger primary care patientsJulie Loebach Wetherell
University of California, San Diego, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 34:219-33. 2004..Results further suggest that perceived barriers may differ for older and younger patients, which may indicate the need for age-specific educational messages and services targeted to older adults in primary care... - A lifespan view of anxiety disordersEric J Lenze
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 13:381-99. 2011..Finally we describe optimal management of anxiety disorders across the lifespan, in "eight simple steps" for practitioners... - Sex differences in genetic risk for dementiaMargaret Gatz
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Behav Genet 33:95-105. 2003..We conclude that women are not at higher risk of developing dementia, but there is a hint that different genetic processes may be involved for women than for men... - A twin study of lifetime Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in older adults: genetic and environmental influences shared by neuroticism and GADMargaret Anne Mackintosh
Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 1061, USA
Twin Res Hum Genet 9:30-7. 2006..Analyses of sex effects suggested that men and women differed in the frequency of lifetime GAD and level of neuroticism; however, no sex differences for genetic and environmental influences for either trait were identified... - Evaluation of the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 with homebound older adultsAndrew J Petkus
San Diego State University University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:578-87. 2010.... - Quality of life and functional impairment in compulsive hoardingSanjaya Saxena
Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, 140 Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103, United States
J Psychiatr Res 45:475-80. 2011..Psychosocial rehabilitation that focuses on problems with victimization, safety, employment, and financial areas may be a beneficial augmentation to treatment for compulsive hoarding... - Complementary and alternative treatments for late-life depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance: a review of randomized controlled trialsThomas W Meeks
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 68:1461-71. 2007..We reviewed randomized controlled trials of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments for depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance in nondemented older adults... - Health and distress predictors of heart rate variability in fibromyalgia and other forms of chronic painSheeva M Mostoufi
San Diego State University University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA
J Psychosom Res 72:39-44. 2012..Predictors of HRV will also be examined... - Assessing worry in older adults: confirmatory factor analysis of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and psychometric properties of an abbreviated modelDerek R Hopko
Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Room 301D, Austin Peay Building, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 0900, USA
Psychol Assess 15:173-83. 2003..Further psychometric work is required to assess whether the revised model is a more parsimonious method to assess late-life anxiety... - Age at onset of generalized anxiety disorder in older adultsHillary Le Roux
Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. of Nevada, Reno, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:23-30. 2005..Older adults with an early onset of GAD appear to have a more severe course, characterized by pathological worry, than those with a later onset. Role disability may be a risk factor for onset of GAD in late life... - Cognitive errors, symptom severity, and response to cognitive behavior therapy in older adults with generalized anxiety disorderDonald D Caudle
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:680-9. 2007.... - Anxiety disorders in the elderly: outdated beliefs and a research agendaJulie Loebach Wetherell
Acta Psychiatr Scand 111:401-2. 2005 - A test of the measurement invariance of a brief version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire between American and Spanish older adultsRoberto Nuevo
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la Salud, Facultad de Psicologia, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
Int Psychogeriatr 19:89-101. 2007..However, the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), the most widely used measure of the trait worry, has not been validated cross-culturally in groups outside of the U.S.A... - Beliefs about worry in community-dwelling older adultsIgnacio Montorio
, , Madrid, Spain
Depress Anxiety 23:466-73. 2006..These results are consistent with empirical findings in younger adults and potentially support the use of particular interventions in clinical work with older adults with GAD...
Research Grants
- New Intervention for Geriatric Anxiety in Primary CareJULIE WETHERELL; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- CBT Augmentation of SSRI Treatment for Geriatric GADJULIE WETHERELL; Fiscal Year: 2007..The objective of this line of research is to test this augmentation strategy in a larger multi-site trial, with the ultimate goal of improving treatment effectiveness for late-life GAD. ..