Background A recent study has shown that close to one in six older adults have experienced
elder abuse in a community setting in the past year. It is thought that abuse in institutions is …

Elder abuse has received increasing attention over the past decade as a common problem
with serious consequences for the health and wellbeing of old people. Our aim is to assist …

ContextAlthough elder mistreatment is suspected to be life threatening in some instances,
little is known about the survival of elderly persons who have been mistreated. ObjectiveTo …

Background Social support has a strong impact on individuals, not least on older individuals
with health problems. A lack of support network and poor family or social relations may be …

Context Both elder self-neglect and abuse have become increasingly prominent public
health issues. The association of either elder self-neglect or abuse with mortality remains …

Abstract Objectives. The National Social Life, Health and Aging Project is the first population-
based, nationally representative study to ask older adults about their recent experience of …

To determine longitudinal risk factors for elder abuse and neglect, an established cohort of
community-dwelling older adults (n= 2,812) was linked with elderly protective service …

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 …

In this second edition of their classic volume, the authors present their elder abuse diagnosis
and intervention model. This comprehensive model of detection, assessment, and …

Purpose: To examine racial differences in (a) the prevalence of financial exploitation and
psychological mistreatment since turning 60 and in the past 6 months and (b) the experience …