Falling for her psychiatrist: an unusual cause of falls in the elderly

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作者
Glauser, Michelle [1 ]
Payman, Vahid [1 ]
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[1] Middlemore Hosp, Koropiko Mental Hlth Serv Older People, Private Bag 93311, Auckland 1640, New Zealand
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COMMAND HALLUCINATIONS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;
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10.1017/S1041610215001957
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
摘要
We describe the case of an elderly woman with auditory hallucinations of her psychiatrist commanding her to fall. The case highlights an unusual cause of falls in the elderly, not previously described in the falls literature.
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页码:695 / 696
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