TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - [Pain: a psychogeriatric perspective] JO - Vertex: Revista Argentina de Psiquiatria A1 - Pisa, Hugo SP - 291 EP - 297 VL - 21 IS - 92 N2 - Identifying pain in old people is very important, because it modifies daily life and functional performance, and it increases dependence from others. It may be expressed not only as a sensitive experience but also as psychological disorders. It interferes with cognitive area and it is a risk factor for suicide. The subject is considered from a multidimensional approach: in the diagnosis of pain in the interview and as a psychiatric evaluation in other medical areas.
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