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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... Financial Exploitation, and/or Neglect May be included under umbrella term “abuse” or defined separately ABUSE/ MISTREATMENT The infliction of physical pain/injury and/or mental suffering/anguish "Abuse" definition may include |solation ...
... exploitation, and/or Failure to exercise care that Any adult over 60 or 65, or Mentally and/or physically impaired adult over 60 or 65, or Resident or patient of institution ... FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION Unjust, improper, and/or illegal use of.
... financial exploitation. ABUSER 3: Elder Abuse and Neglect In order to avoid unnecessary confusion,. Exploitation for one's own profit or benefit of third party, and/or Exploitation in bad faith: person knew or should have known improper ...
... Financial exploitation is illustrative: the conduct of interest is exploitation by family members and others who may have assumed fiduciary obligations for elders with diminished capacity for financial decisions. 40 ELDER MISTREATMENT.
... financial exploitation and other forms of abuse. Setting children to one side, the relevant population of vulnerable adults includes all persons with impairments or disabilities, such as mental retardation or impairments of capacity for ...
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 |