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

Michelle Glauser; Vahid Payman

doi:10.1017/S1041610215001957

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

Int Psychogeriatr. 2016 Apr;28(4):695-6. doi: 10.1017/S1041610215001957. Epub 2015 Dec 2.

Authors

Michelle Glauser¹, Vahid Payman²

Affiliations

¹ Intern,Koropiko Mental Health Services for Older People,Middlemore Hospital,Private Bag 93311,Otahuhu,Auckland 1640,New Zealand.
² Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist,Koropiko Mental Health Services for Older People,Middlemore Hospital,Private Bag 93311,Otahuhu,Auckland 1640,New Zealand.

PMID: 26626405
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610215001957

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
Aged
Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
Fear*
Female
Hallucinations*
Humans
Psychiatry
Schizophrenia / complications*
Schizophrenia / drug therapy
Schizophrenic Psychology*

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents