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http://hdl.handle.net/11054/158| Title: | Intervention and social breakdown in the elderly. |
| Authors: | Little, John |
| Issue Date: | 1996 |
| Publisher: | Informa |
| Place of publication: | Melbourne |
| Publication Title: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Start Page: | 681 |
| End Page: | 684 |
| Abstract: | Objective: To discuss the ethical and clinical issues associated with the management of social breakdown in the elderly (SBE) in relation to the case of a 76-year-old recluse who was referred following community concerns about her living conditions and behaviour. Method: Longitudinal assessment and management of the patient resulted in a diagnosis of schizophrenia and treatment with fluphenazine decanoate. Results: The patient responded to treatment and was returned home, after which a relationship was maintained by community services. Conclusions: A coherent and defensible position on both clinical and ethical grounds may be made in favour of intervention with SBE. Practical aspects of the process are suggested. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11054/158 |
| ISSN: | 0004-8674 |
| Internal ID Number: | 00142 |
| Health Subject: | ELDERLY SOCIAL BREAKDOWN BEHAVIOUR LIVING CONDITIONS COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| Type: | Journal Article Article |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Output |
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