Purpose: Elder mistreatment is now recognized internationally as a pervasive and growing
problem, urgently requiring the attention of health care systems, social welfare agencies …

Elder abuse is a global problem gaining recognition due to its severe impact on victims and
the ageing population. Increased recognition has led to the investigation of perpetrator and …

Age is the only social category identifying subgroups that everyone may eventually join.
Despite this and despite the well-known growth of the older population, age-based prejudice …

Article abstract-The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) was developed to assess
psychopathology in dementia patients. It evaluates 12 neuropsychiatric disturbances …

Streamlined and updated throughout with state-of-the-art information, this Third Edition of
the authors' bestselling book gives readers an accessible introduction to the methodology …

Understanding socially disruptive behavior in dementia is never easy. Most explanations
offer neither solace nor solutions for families and carers, and treatment is often characterized …

Objectives: Caring for a sick or disabled relative has been linked to compromised caregiver
health, and risk factors for negative caregiver outcomes have been studied extensively, but …

The metaphor of domestic violence as chronic disease is a useful one for clinicians. Studies
of domestic violence over the life span suggest that, like many ongoing illnesses that are …

Practitioners in rural areas face particular challenges in providing psychological services,
ranging from disparate rates of mental disorders to unique circumstances in treating special …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate characteristics of people with dementia and their caregivers
(CGs) that are associated with mistreatment in order to inform clinicians about screening for …