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Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation — risk factors and prevention strategies
Author(s)	Namkee G Choi, James Mayer
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 33, no 2, 2000
Pages	pp 5-26
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; At risk ; Crime prevention ; Case work ; United States of America.
Annotation	Social workers and health care providers are the professionals most likely to be responsible for detecting signs of elder abuse and providing intervention and protective services. The authors use data from the adult protective services unit of Erie County, NY to discuss the complex nature of domestic elder maltreatment, identify risk factors for different types of maltreatment, and recommend prevention strategies. Specifically, they compare self-neglecting elders and those abused and/or neglected by others. Of the latter, they further compare risk factors for physical and emotional or psychological abuse and/or neglect with risk factors for financial exploitation only. Risk factors analysed included gender, age, living arrangements, poor health, mental health, cognitive deficits, social support, and alcohol abuse. As preventive strategies, they discuss case management services, caregiver support services, and alcohol or substance abuse screening treatment. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001101207 A
Classmark	QNT: QNR: CA3: TWF: IGA: 7T
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