The Demonstration of a Behavioral Intervention for Late Life Paranoia
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 21 (3) , 329-333
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/21.3.329
Abstract
It has been estimated that 70 to 80% of the institutionalized aged suffer from moderate to severe psychopathology. Treatment, however, is rare and when supplied typically consists of chemotherapy. The present article describes the behavioral treatment of a 68 year old woman displaying paranoid behaviors in a nursing home setting. It is suggested that the application of a behavioral clinical approach carries great potential in the treatment of behavioral disorders in the aged.Keywords
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