Bio-psycho-social burdens at old age: theoretical and psychotherapeutic implications of the experience of loss

Authors

  • Ute Inselmann

Abstract

With the aid of a case report it will be shown in which way typical bio-psycho-social burdens of elderly interfere with each other. Especially the occurrence of accumulative losses and inner-psychic experience of loss with reduced repression of death lead to the destabilization of present arrangements. Then, psychotherapy is needed to prevent regression and dependence. The lack of supply of elderly with psychotherapy may be assigned to insufficient transfer to psychotherapy and low acceptance of elderly into psychotherapy. Psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral considerations as well as particularities within the psychotherapy of elderly will be described.

Key words:
Loss; Old age; Psychotherapy; Bio-psycho-social aspects

Author Biography

Ute Inselmann

Inselmann, Ute, Dr. med., Fachärztin für Psychotherapeutische Medizin, Psychotherapie, Psychoanalyse (DKPM). Studium der Medizin in Hamburg, Tätigkeit in internis-tisch-kardiologischer und in verschiedenen psychiatrischen und psychosomatischen Kliniken, u.a. 1991-1992 Klinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik der Universität Kiel, seit 1993 Institut für Psychotherapie und Medizinische Psychologie der Universität Würzburg. Wissenschaftliche Schwerpunkte: Musiktherapeutische Grundlagenforschung, Musiktherapie von psychotischen Patienten, Psychoonkologie, Unterrichtsforschung, Psychotherapie im Alter

Korrespondenz: Dr. med. Ute Inselmann, Institut für Psychotherapie und Medizinische Psychologie, Universität Würzburg, Klinikstraße 3, 97070 Würzburg, Deutschland

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Published

2004-07-01

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Inselmann, U. (2004). Bio-psycho-social burdens at old age: theoretical and psychotherapeutic implications of the experience of loss. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, (3), 140–146. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/389

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No. 3 (2004): Psychotherapie Forum 12/3 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

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