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After having described the situation of the elderly in general and more specifically at the Geriatric Hospital which is a part of the Geriatric institutions of Geneva, the authors remind of the concept regarding the integrated medicine of Prof. J. -P. Junod, their head physician: "The contribution of psychiatry to the entire field of geriatry assumes an essential and irreplaceable character. This major contribution aims to convert it into a really integrated branch of medicine. "Integrated medicine consists in a therapeutic treatment applied by a multidisciplinary staff and aimed at the patient in general. Geriatry requires a global approach of the case taking in consideration the great many medical, psychological, family or social factors which enable to establish a prognosis as well as a therapeutic programme. This integrated medicine is also applied in cooperation with and for the benefit of the attending staff, who finds personal and professional reward within the combination of following three factors: education, therapy and research, which in turn institution, the geriatry as well as for the gerontology in general.
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Psiquiatria Geriátrica , Objetivos , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/psicologia , Educação Médica Continuada , Psiquiatria Geriátrica/educação , Hospitais Municipais , Humanos , Satisfação Pessoal , Relações Profissional-Paciente , Projetos de Pesquisa , SuíçaRESUMO
Using an ethological approach in the context of Geriatric Psychiatry, an introductory attempt was made at the practical application to 5 cases of Alzheimer's disease, with an average evolution of 15 years. The analysis of several behavioural schemata can be of help to demonstrate the relevance of such an approach, and also to identify some of the most fruitful areas of investigation. Their study may help to enrich and modify current options to care.
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Atividades Cotidianas , Doença de Alzheimer/reabilitação , Ajustamento Social , Meio Social , Idoso , Doença de Alzheimer/psicologia , Terapia Comportamental/métodos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
The use of body mediated therapies at the Clinical geriatric psychiatry became possible due to the convergence between multi, inter and transdisciplinary approaches and the clinical experience in this application of various therapeutic technics. This approach at the aged clinic must take into consideration the specificity of the correlation to the body of the aged person beside the advantages and the needs that resent this approaches to both the patient and his therapist.