La dépendance affective chez les personnes âgées

Most elderly people experiencing physical or intellectual dependence appeal for help, but certain people, although still independent, behave as if they were dependent. They ask for the support of a person close and demand that person's presence by all possible means. These help-seeking behaviours, which can generate serious disturbances, exhaust the person's close circle. A group of practising and academic psychologists and students undertook research to apprehend the origins and the consequences of this emotional dependence, on the basis of interviews performed in institutional settings.