[Long-term development of neurotic and reactive disorders. Catamnestic study on the influence of social factors].

This study enters into the framework of long term catamnestic researches realised at Hopital de Cery in Lausanne. In this work, the evolution of neurotic and reactionnal disorders in old age has been studied through the direct catamnestic examination of 35 patients who outlived 65 years of age. The accent has been particularly put on social and psychological evolution in regard to 15 variables responding to 2 fondamental hypotheses; it is the conducting clue of the work. After discussion concerning the working method and the selection of survey material, the author is analysing the 35 patients' main caracteristics at the time of their first hospitalisation. He is also taking interest on the patients' social surroundings during their childhood until they were 15. The notion of "broken-home" is largely discussed. The various evolutive aspects are firstly treated apart and then all together in regard to 15 mentioned variables. The various results are making the subject of statistic validation.