Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging AmericaSince the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy makers and practitioners have sought ways to protect older Americans from physical, psychological, and financial abuse. Yet, during the last 20 years fewer than 50 articles have addressed the shameful problem that abusersâ€"and sometimes the abused themselvesâ€"want to conceal. |
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... provide research funding. No major foundation has identified this field as one of its priorities, and the federal investment has been modest at best. For example, fewer than 15 studies on elder mistreatment 1 Executive Summary.
... funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) since 1990, and support from other agencies has been even less substantial ... funding and few investigators • Methodological uncertainties, especially about surveys • Ethical uncertainties ...
... funding agencies. Preparatory funding should be provided to develop and test measures for identifying elder mistreatment. There is inadequate information on elder mistreatment occurrence among both community-dwelling and ...
... funding new intervention programs should require and fund a scientifically adequate evaluation as a component of each grant. Specifically: • Research is needed on reporting practices and on the effects of reporting, taking maximum ...
... funding commitment to research on elder mistreatment must be made by relevant federal, state, and private agencies to support research careers and to develop the next generation of investigators in the field. Knowledge about elder ...
Contents
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3 A Theoretical Model of Elder Mistreatment | 60 |
4 The Occurrence of Elder Mistreatment | 71 |
5 Risk Factors for Elder Mistreatment | 88 |
6 Screening and Case Identification in Clinical Settings | 104 |
7 Evaluating Interventions | 121 |
APPENDIX B Analysis of Elder Abuse and Neglect Definitions Under State Law | 181 |
History and Concepts | 238 |
APPENDIX D Biographical Sketches | 249 |
Epidemiological Assessment Methodology | 261 |
11 Ethical and Policy Issues in Research on Elder Abuse and Neglect | 303 |
12 The Clinical and Medical Forensics of Elder Abuse and Neglect | 339 |
13 Financial Abuse of the Elderly in Domestic Settings | 382 |
What Is Known and What Information Is Needed? | 446 |
8 Research Ethics | 140 |
9 Moving Forward | 150 |
References | 153 |
APPENDIX A Elder Mistreatment Measures and Studies | 165 |
Lessons from Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Initiatives | 501 |
Index | 527 |