title: [Body image and J. de Ajuriaguerra's psychotherapeutic relaxation in geriatric psychiatry. Body consciousness in the elderly patient].
abstract: The ability of the elderly to adapt to their surroundings during illness, particularly mental illness, increases with (both the patient's and the therapist's) understanding of how subjective feelings about one's own body. The author bases his observations on ten years of clinical experience in Geriatric Psychiatry with the relaxation techniques developed by J. de Ajuriaguerra. He also draws attention to difficulties stemming from introduction of the concept of body identity, a notion on which, more often than not, discussion focuses spontaneously during therapy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001828:Body Image; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D012064:Relaxation Therapy
vernacular_title: Identité corporelle et relaxation psychothérapique de J. de Ajuriaguerra en psychiatrie gériatrique. De la connaissance du corps du patient âgé.