Publications by authors named "Beatrice Raymond"
There is limited information regarding the use of risk assessment tools with aging offender populations. It is known that the likelihood of offending behaviour decreases with age, a small group of men either continue or begin to offend sexually in the later decades of life. The current study investigated the predictive validity of the Static-99 and the Static-99R, in a sample of convicted Australian sex offenders aged 50 and older.
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- The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of DSM-IV anxiety disorders among older adults, considering factors like age and gender.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies found that women have a significantly higher prevalence of certain anxiety disorders compared to men, including generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder.
- The research indicated that specific phobia was less common in older age groups, but this might change with the DSM-5, which recognizes fear of falling as a type of specific phobia, likely more relevant in older adults.
Objectives: To estimate the 6-month prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in primary care patients aged 70 years and above and to describe their clinical profile, including types of worries.
Methods/design: Participants (N = 1193) came from the Étude sur la Santé des Aînés (ESA) services study conducted in Quebec, Canada. An in-person structured interview was used to identify GAD and other anxiety/depressive disorders as well as to identify types of worries.