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Elderly person was very agitated about things after waking up and thought was in horrible place. dream ?
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Possibly,: But need more info to answer well. Why not talk it over with your family doctor or set an apointment with a geriatric psychiatrist for a thorough eval?
Answered 9/7/2013
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