Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for anxiety symptoms in older adults in residential care.
Aging & Mental Health March 2017 Edward Helmes, Bradley G Ward
Anxiety in older people is under-diagnosed and poorly treated despite significant impairments that arise from anxiety. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has been shown to be a promising treatment for anxiety. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of an MBCT program on anxiety symptoms in older people living in residential care. Fifty-two participants (34 females) were...
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1111862 (opens in new tab)
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Anxiety
Mindfulness
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Group treatment
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