title: [Mental health and solitude in old age].
abstract: Mental health and solitude in old age. Elderly people experience solitude as isolation, even more so when the person is ill. However, in the same circumstances, some people see solitude as an experience of maturity. Is it simply a question of inner strength?
authors.affiliation: Hôpital de Bohars, CHU de Brest, Route de Ploudalmézeau, 29820 Bohars, France. cyril.hazifthomas@chu-brest.fr
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hazif-Thomas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology*