Why Elderly People Develop Anxiety Disorders We often encounter retired elderly people who develop anxiety disorders in our outpatient clinics. Some of them have good living conditions, their children are filial, and their lives are very leisurely. So why do they develop anxiety disorders? After retirement, many elderly people are unable to adapt to the sudden change in their regular rhythm of life. Moreover, post-retirement life can create a sense of loneliness and uselessness, which can affect the psychology of the elderly and lead to anxiety disorders. In fact, anxiety disorder is a psychological disorder of brain dysfunction without the basis of organic disease, and the occurrence of the disease can often be associated with its mental factors or internal conflicts and its personality characteristics. How to get rid of anxiety disorders in the elderly 1. Raise awareness Through community awareness education, let the elderly fully understand anxiety disorders, fully realize that mental illnesses, especially anxiety and depression, are also common diseases, face it squarely and do not hide its existence, so as to promote timely diagnosis and treatment of the disease. 2. Integration into society Adapt to the changes of social environment For example, through active outdoor life, attending senior college and joining senior clubs, you can broaden your horizons and adapt to the changes of social environment in time, which can reduce the occurrence of anxiety and alleviate anxiety symptoms. Cultivating some hobbies is also beneficial to the mental health of the elderly, and maintaining a happy and rich life can eliminate loneliness and isolation and cultivate sentiment. 3, medication In addition to psychological regulation, the treatment of anxiety disorders usually requires the intervention of drugs. Elderly anxiety patients are often worried about the side effects of drugs, pay attention to every detail of drug instructions, have poor compliance with medication, and prefer to take proprietary Chinese medicines. Therefore, elderly people should try to use drugs with fewer side effects and start with the smallest dose to achieve the principle of “safety first and efficacy second”.