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| Eugeria, longevity and normal ageing | | Author(s) | Karen Ritchie |
| Journal title | The British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 171, no 12, December 1997 |
| Pages | p 501 |
| Keywords | Longevity ; Centenarians ; Older women ; France. |
| Annotation | The notion of 'successful ageing' was probably first described by Aristotle. He used the term 'eugeria', which he defined as living a long and happy life, without suffering, and without being a burden to others. This short article about Jeanne Calment, who died on 4 August 1997 aged 122 years and was considered to be the oldest human being in history, considers the reasons for her longevity; she may well have achieved eugeria. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980121406 A |
| Classmark | BGA: BBT: BD: 765 |
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