Exposure Therapy for Late-life Anxiety

The exposure therapy will be given by the mental health care nurses (MHN) working in primary care centres. In addition, there will be eight sessions spread over 12 weeks. The first session will be 60 minutes long and the rest will be 30 minutes long.

The Usual Care group will receive care based on the general practitioners guidelines for anxiety disorders in the primary care center. This will entail possible medication, e-learning or psycho-education, problem solving therapy or a referral to a mental health institution.