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| Pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment in of personality disorders in the elderly | | Author(s) | Diego De Leo, Paolo Scocco, Gaia Meneghel |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 11, no 2, June 1999 |
| Pages | pp 191-206 |
| Keywords | Behaviour disorders ; Drugs ; Psychiatric treatment. |
| Annotation | Although estimates as to the incidence of personality disorder in older people remain controversial, it is well known that such a disorder is prevalently ego-syntonic and capable of interfering with the onset and treatment of other somatic and psychic pathologies, especially in later life, when individuals tend to be particularly vulnerable. Misdiagnosis or failure to treat these disorders may greatly diminish the quality of life of older people and their families. This paper aims to define the chief psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic guidelines for treating personality disorder in older people. Pharmacologically, patients require treatment with molecules designed to rebalance neurotransmitter system alterations, which underlie the symptomatological picture. As regards psychotherapeutic treatment, although there are only a few validation studies, the authors believe that the dialectical behaviour therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy may constitute valid therapeutic approaches that meet both the needs and the individual characteristics of patients affected by personality disorder and those of ageing patients. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990728225 A |
| Classmark | EP: LLD: LP |
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