Citation

Hazif-Thomas C, Thomas P. Soins Psychiatr. 2012; (282): 37-40.

Vernacular Title

Douleur morale, risques somatiques et souffrance psychique chez la personne agáe.

Affiliation

Service de l'intersecteur de Psychiatrie du sujet âgé, Hôpital de Bohars, CHU de Brest. cyril.hazifthomas@chu-brest.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, S.F.I.R.E.C., Publisher Masson Editeur)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23050362

Abstract

Physical pain, like psychic pain, is still trivialised by healthcare practitioners working in geriatrics. Physical pains in elderly people are not isolated but often occur in a context of motor and mental incapacities rendering communication of the complaint somewhat erratic. They generate anxiety, which often amplifies their perception. This article represents a reflection about the management of pain in elderly people.

Language: fr