Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) of Alzheimer's disease (AD) occur
throughout the course of AD. Behaviors include mood alterations, psychosis, agitation, and …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the longitudinal association between decline in cognitive function
and risk of elder self‐neglect in a community‐dwelling population. DESIGN: Prospective …

PURPOSE Despite mandated reporting laws that require physicians to report elder abuse,
physicians have low rates of reporting. The purpose of this study was to identify physician's …

As many as 20 to 25 percent of American adultsâ€" or one in every four peopleâ€" have
been victimized by, witnesses of, or perpetrators of family violence in their lifetimes. Family …

The voices of elderly people from marginalized groups are rarely solicited, and the
relationship between elder maltreatment and belonging to an oppressed group has not …

Context: Advances in health care and changing demographics have led to an aging
population whose care at the end of life has become complex. Patients at the end of life, by …

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of self-neglect and its specific behaviors in a
community-dwelling population of older adults. Method: A population-based cohort study …

[Ann Emerg Med. 2016; 68: 378-382.] Elder abuse and neglect are defined as action or
negligence against a vulnerable older adult that causes harm or risk of harm, either …

As the baby boomer generation ages, there are more than 18 million women older than 65
(13.4% of the female population in the United States). More than 41% of these women …

Objectives This study examines the association between elder abuse and psychological
distress among older adults in India and explores whether this association varies by the …