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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... Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect Robert B. Wallace, Richard J. Bonnie. use lists of injuries to define physical elder abuse, such as cuts, fractures, bruises, and burns ... risk factors. However, even if 20 ELDER MISTREATMENT.
... Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect Robert B. Wallace, Richard J. Bonnie. studies, including determining prevalence and risk factors. However, even if researchers embraced a common set of definitions for the elements of elder ...
... risk factors and consequences of elder mistreatment are drawn from studies of clinical case samples. However, few of these studies have used controlled designs. For this reason, generalizations made from the existing studies are ...
... risk factors for elder mistreatment and identifies priorities for future research. Chapter 6 addresses research needed to improve screening and case identification in clinical settings. Chapter 7 reviews policies and programs aiming to ...
... Risk Factors for Elder Mistreatment: Chapter 5 Studies examining risk indicators and risk and protective factors for different types of elder mistreatment are urgently needed. A particularly critical need exists for such studies in ...
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 |