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Falling for her psychiatrist: an unusual cause of falls in the elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2015

Michelle Glauser  and
Vahid Payman
Michelle Glauser
Affiliation:
Intern, Koropiko Mental Health Services for Older People, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640, New Zealand
Vahid Payman
Affiliation:
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, Koropiko Mental Health Services for Older People, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640, New Zealand
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Abstract

We describe the case of an elderly woman with auditory hallucinations of her psychiatrist commanding her to fall. The case highlights an unusual cause of falls in the elderly, not previously described in the falls literature.

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Case Report
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , April 2016 , pp. 695 - 696
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2015 

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