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Chapter 14 - Fear and Anxiety in Acute Settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2024

By
Andrew Papadopoulos  and
Osama Refaat
Edited by
George Tadros  and
George Crowther
George Tadros
Affiliation:
Aston University, Birmingham
George Crowther
Affiliation:
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds
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Summary

This chapter seeks to promote both awareness and understanding of anxiety-based conditions that many older people experience in acute settings and in evidence-based medical and psychosocial interventions that support recovery.

The chapter begins by exploring and identifying the conditions, difficulties, and circumstances that give rise to anxiety in hospitalised older people. This is followed by a description of common anxiety types, their symptomatic presentation, and ther causes. The chapter goes on to explore those evidence-based medical and psychosocial treatment interventions that promote recovery and adjustment

Keywords

older adultselderlypsychologicalanxietymedicalsymptomstreatmentshospitalisedrecoverypositive culture of care
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Handbook of Old Age Liaison Psychiatry , pp. 200 - 219
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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