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Elder abuse — extends beyond health and social care to the financial and legal sectors
Author(s)	Martin Mulroy, Desmond O'Neill
Journal title	British Medical Journal, vol 343, no 7827, 15 October 2011
Pages	pp 756-757
Source	www.bmj.com BMJ2011;343;d6027
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Financial services [older people] ; Legal services [elderly] ; Europe.
Annotation	The European Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) recently published 'European report on preventing elder maltreatment'. In the opinion of the authors of this article, the report has a disproportionate focus on physical abuse. Insufficient consideration is given to financial abuse, the second most common form of elder abuse, since, in the light of the current economic recession, the number of older Europeans affected (estimated at 6 million) is certain to increase. What is required are age-friendly banks and other financial institutions, and legislation akin to the United States' Elder Justice Act 2010. Few European countries have a national policy on elder abuse. Collaboration of the health and social care sectors on this matter has never been more urgent. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-111208202 A
Classmark	QNT: J: JV: 74 *
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