A case of dissocial personality disorder in a 71-year-old woman presented with dangerous and apparently suicidal behaviour. Such cases are rare and potentially difficult to distinguish from treatment-resistant depression or organic cerebral conditions. In view of this, investment in prolonged inpati
Personality disorders in the elderly: a flagging field of inquiry
β Scribed by Robert C. Abrams; Chaim E. Bromberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.1614
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