Psychotherapie im Alter

The internal and external enemies of aging are described and reflected using the term of tertiary narcissism, which J. Kipp had defined in 1992 as specific narcissism of old age. However, the destructive and autodestructive dimensions of this form...

In its changes, functional disorders, illnesses and – finally – death, the human body expresses an »intrinsic ageism«. A variety of interventions – from medication to implantation – can help to compensate for age related changes and...

Poverty in old age is rising in Germany. Older people in poverty have less health chances compared to older people better off. They live with multiple restrictions: in many cases, their housing conditions are precarious; their psychosocial, physical...