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

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 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 …

The WHO World report on ageing and health is not for the book shelf it is a living breathing
testament to all older people who have fought for their voice to be heard at all levels of …

Because older victims of abuse tend to be isolated, their interactions with physicians are
important opportunities to recognize abuse and intervene. This review explores the …

Summary In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a major public health
issue. To follow up on this resolution, on Oct 3 this year, WHO released the first World Report …

Violence pervades the lives of many people around the world, and touches all of us in some
way. To many people, staying out of harm's way is a matter of locking doors and windows …

Until very recently, elder abuse was a social problem hidden from public view and mostly
regarded as a private matter. Evidence is accumulating, however, to indicate that elder …

Objectives. We estimated prevalence and assessed correlates of emotional, physical,
sexual, and financial mistreatment and potential neglect (defined as an identified need for …

Minimizing the costs that others impose upon oneself and upon those in whom one has a
fitness stake, such as kin and allies, is a key adaptive problem for many organisms. Our …