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 abusersā€"and sometimes the abused themselvesā€"want to conceal. |
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... victims in the community should be developed in order to improve the validity and comprehensiveness of elder mistreatment occurrence estimates. It is likely that household sampling, while extremely useful, will be incomplete to some ...
... victims. Again, however, Pepper's plea was unheeded by the Congress. Finally, in 1989, Pepper succeeded in including ... victim, usually an elderly parent being cared for by an adult caregiver who wasn't able to manage the caregiving ...
... victims of physical and sexual abuse than officially reported—Gallup Poll, 1995.) • Similarly, in most cases, the research data on elder mistreatment have not come directly from victims, but instead from professionals and outside ...
... victims and family members are not suitable respondents for interview studies of elder mistreatment, because they ... victims are more than willing to be interviewed and are reliable respondents able to give the necessary consent ...
... victims can seriously bias samples. The problem is most evident when residents of institutions are excluded altogether from population samples. However, even within the targeted study population (whether community dwelling or residing ...
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 |