EXPERT’S OPINION – People in a situation of great dependence fundamentally suffer from an imbalance to their disadvantage.
Véronique Cayado is a doctor in psychology, member of the French Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, responsible for research and development within the Oui Care group.
After the publication of the book The Gravediggers by Victor Castanet (Fayard), and various investigations into abuse, the beginning of 2022 will have been that of public recognition of unacceptable realities in old age and of the most serious attacks on human dignity.
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The indignation seized at this point collectively is unprecedented in France, but the subject is not new. One could even say that the risk of ill-treatment is inseparable from dependence: when a person presents a psychological or physical fragility which places him in a situation of vulnerability, or when he is captive to the help of others, inevitably there is an imbalance of forces at play. This imbalance is variable in intensity, nature and extent, because one can be dependent on the help of others in certain…
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