A 76-year-old woman presenting with depression, self-mutilation and substance abuse, in the context of physical illness, was referred for psychotherapy. Her past history was marked by long-standing dysthymia, a propensity to somatization, drug overdoses and antisocial behaviour, including the killin
Personality Disorders in the Elderly
โ Scribed by ROBERT C. ABRAMS
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 415 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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