A theoretical review will be carried out on the psycho-emotional affectations, which are generated in the elderly when they are abandoned by their family. This problem is understood as: “the failure of the caregiver due to desertion or failure of their own functions of caring for the elderly, obligations that are derived from the kinship relationship in the case of the family” (AMS, 2011). Therefore, some older adults may have problems to accept that they have been abandoned and to adapt to this change, this can put them at risk of suffering from mental illnesses, such as: depression, anxiety, stress and among others.