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Echoes of old traumas and the reappropriation of the past in old age |
l'Information Psychiatrique. Volume 79, Number 4, 319-23, Avril 2003, Après coups
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Author(s) : Catherine Caléca |
Summary : Clinicians concur that old traumas frequently reappear in old age, particularly during critical periods. The status and function of these traumatic elements are studied here from a psychopathological perspective based on Freud and Ferenczi’s theories on trauma. Their incidence is examined according to different clinical situations -- dementia, somatic ailment and also the prospect of end of life -- bringing to light the great diversity of reconstruction modes. |
Keywords : traumas, dementia, somatic ailment, ageing. |
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