Personal and psychological factorsin the development of affective disorders in elderly caught in long family stress
Social and psychological characteristics Cf life Cf the elderly often involve lengthy family stress caused by the need to care for seriously ill family member. Among these who care for seriously and chronically ill patients with dementia is high level Cf affective pathology. A comparative observational study Cf the impact Cf age- specific psychological personality traits en the formation Cf anxiety and depressive disorders, the elderly, caring fer people with dementia. Identified psychological mechanisms contributing te er hindering the development Cf affective pathology in the elder age groups.