"Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be effective in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD...CBT can be effective for late-life...GAD, but only pilot studies have been conducted in primary care, where older adults most often seek treatment.

Compared with EUC (enhanced usual care), CBT was associated with significant reductions in worry severity and in depressive symptoms and improvement in general mental health.

Compared with EUC, CBT resulted in greater improvement in worry severity, depressive symptoms, and general mental health for older patients with GAD in primary car . However, a measure of GAD severity did not indicate greater improvement with CBT...CBT is useful for older adults with GAD in primary care." JAMA. 2009;301:1460-1467.