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Review
. 2019 Jan-Feb;24(135):36-38.
doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2018.11.010.

[Transgressions and Behavioral Disorders in Demented Seniors]

[Article in French]
Philippe Thomas  1 , Cyril Hazif-Thomas  2
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[Transgressions and Behavioral Disorders in Demented Seniors]

[Article in French]
Philippe Thomas et al. Soins Gerontol. 2019 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Cognitive disorders of Alzheimer's disease are not the only determinants of the behavioral disorders of the elderly. A transgressive will may be underlying, related to the life story or archaic psychological defense mechanisms. As a result, their human environment is distressed which sometimes aggravates behavioral problems. In institutions, this situation increases the psycho-social risks.

Keywords: behavioral disorder; dementia; démence; psychosocial risks; risques psychosociaux; transgression; trouble du comportement.

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