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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Contents
Preface | |
Introduction 9 | |
Concepts Definitions and Guidelines for Measurement 34 | |
A Theoretical Model of Elder Mistreatment 60 | |
The Occurrence of Elder Mistreatment 71 | |
Risk Factors for Elder Mistreatment 88 | |
Screening and Case Identification in Clinical Settings 104 | |
Evaluating Interventions 121 | |
B Analysis of Elder Abuse and Neglect Definitions | |
CONTENTS | |
Biographical Sketches 249 | |
BACKGROUND PAPERS | |
Ethical and Policy Issues in Research on Elder Abuse | |
The Clinical and Medical Forensics of Elder Abuse | |
Financial Abuse of the Elderly in Domestic Settings 382 | |
Lessons from Child Abuse | |