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King Lear and some anxieties of old age
Author(s)Noel Hess
Journal titleBritish Journal of Medical Psychology, vol 60, no 3, September 1987
Pagespp 209-215
KeywordsMental health [elderly] ; Attitude ; Anxiety ; Independence.
AnnotationDescribes some of the "fundamental anxieties" of old age, particularly becoming helpless and being left alone, and demonstrates these with reference to "King Lear", and examples from psychological interviews with elderly patients.
Accession NumberCPA-950228235 A
ClassmarkD: DP: ENP: C3 *

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