title: Social breakdown in the elderly, II. Sociodemographic data and psychopathology.
abstract: Current understanding of the sociodemographic and psychopathological characteristics of the syndrome of social breakdown of the elderly (SBE) is reviewed. In DSM-III-R terms, pure SBE may be best classified as an adjustment disorder with profound social withdrawal. It is argued that pure SBE is a form of "personality development" in accord with Jaspers's concept of meaningful connections.
authors.affiliation: Wakari Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ungvari
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Hantz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011599:Psychopathology; D012918:Social Alienation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*