Prevalence of Mood, Anxiety, and Substance-Abuse Disorders for Older Americans in the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication

This study documents the continued pattern of lower rates of formal diagnoses for elders. These rates likely underestimate the burden of late-life psychiatric disorders, given the potential for underdiagnosis, clinical significance of subthreshold symptoms, and lack of representation from high-risk older adults (e.g., medically ill, long-term care residents).