Anxiety Symptoms and Sleep Disruption in Older Women: Results from PSG and Actigraphy

Insomnia is the most common psychiatric symptom that older adults report to their physicians. The vast majority of the existing literature on insomnia and psychiatric co-morbidity has focused on depression; little research has been conducted on the association between anxiety and insomnia in late life. It is essential to investigate this link because anxiety disorders are common among older people--perhaps more prevalent than both depression and dementia.