Citation

McCartney JR, Severson K. J. Am. Geriatr. Soc. 1997; 45(1): 76-78.

Affiliation

Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8994492

Abstract

Little is known of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in older people. No literature exists on this disorder in older women exposed to sexual assault. A case of apparent PTSD in a demented woman raises questions of the anatomy and phenomenology of this disorder. Difficulties in diagnosis in a demented population may cloud the issues or prevent a proper therapeutic outcome.

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