Abstract
Dr. Cohen tells of an 80-year-old childless widow who sought psychiatric treatment for the first time because of the death of a close friend and increased concerns about loneliness. We suggest that this was as appropriate a time in life for an initial psychiatric contact as any other because the need grew out of feelings generated by a major developmental theme of late adulthood and led to the onset of symptoms, primarily anxiety and depression.
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Nemiroff, R.A., Colarusso, C.A. (1985). Discussion. In: The Race Against Time. Critical Issues in Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3481-9_16
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