title: [The psychological suffering of elderly people].
abstract: The psychological suffering of elderly people consists of several components. It arises from contact with the reality which the elderly invariably face in their lives: bereavements, necessary changes after the loss of a loved one, alteration of the quality of life. The caregiver must therefore understand this suffering in order for a quality help relationship to be established.
authors.affiliation: Service de l'Intersecteur de psychiatrie du sujet âgé, Hôpital de Bohars, CHU de Brest, France. cyril.hazifthomas@chu-brest.fr
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hazif-Thomas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans