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Elder mistreatment
— abuse, neglect and exploitation in an aging America | | Author(s) | Richard J Bonnie, Robert B Wallace |
| Corporate Author | Panel to Review Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect, Committee on National Statistics and Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council (US) |
| Publisher | The National Academies Press, Washington DC, 2003 |
| Pages | 552 pp |
| Source | National Academies Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Lockbox 285, Washington DC 20055, USA. |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Research Reviews ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | It is estimated that between 1 and 2 million Americans aged 65+ have been injured, exploited or otherwise mistreated by someone on whom they depend for their care or protection. Preventive and remedial interventions in the US have been unsystematic, episodic and poorly evaluated. In recognition of these deficiencies, the National Institute on Aging requested the National Research Council, through the Committee on National Statistics, to establish a panel of experts to assess the current state of knowledge on elder mistreatment. The Panel's report presents a theoretical model; and covers the occurrence, risk factors, screening and case identification of elder mistreatment. One of the weaknesses identified relates to the evaluating interventions available. Appendices include an analysis of US state law on elder abuse and neglect. Background papers are presented on epidemiological assessment methodology; ethical and policy issues on research; clinical and medical forensics; financial abuse of older people in domestic settings; elder abuse in residential long-term care settings; and intervention lessons from child abuse and domestic violence initiatives. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030811208 B |
| Classmark | QNT: QNR: 3A:6KC: 7T |
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