Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis

Sensory deprivation is understood as diminution or absence of perceptual experiences to the usual external stimuli. Sensory deprivation in elderly is reported to be associated with depression, anxiety, psychosis, dementia, etc. In this report, we present the case of an 84-year- elderly man who devel...

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Main Authors: Swapnajeet Sahoo, Pradyumna, Sandeep Grover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2016;volume=3;issue=2;spage=168;epage=171;aulast=Sahoo