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Seniors with anxiety frequently don’t get help. Here’s why.

In older people, anxiety is associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life, and elevated rates of disability.

Up to 15% of people 65 and older who live outside nursing homes or other facilities have a diagnosable anxiety condition, according to a 2020 book.
Up to 15% of people 65 and older who live outside nursing homes or other facilities have a diagnosable anxiety condition, according to a 2020 book.Read moreiStock / Getty Images