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Mistreatment and self-reported emotional symptoms
— results from the National Elder Mistreatment Study | | Author(s) | Josh M Cisler, Angela M Begle, Ananda B Amstadter, Ron Acierno |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 24, no 3, July/September 2012 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July/September 2012 |
| Pages | pp 216-230 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Anxiety ; Depression ; Symptoms ; Elder abuse ; Relational concepts ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Many American older people living in the community report past year mistreatment; hitherto, though, little is known about mental health correlates of abuse. This study investigated whether a recent history of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse is associated with self-reported emotional symptoms (e.g. anxiety, depression) among older adults. Data was drawn from the US National Elder Mistreatment Study, a telephone survey of a representative sample of 5,777 American older people aged 60+. Results demonstrate that each type of abuse increased the likelihood of reporting emotional symptoms. However, when other known correlates (such as social support and physical health) were controlled, only emotional abuse remained a significant predictor. Additional study of mistreatment-related correlates of depression and anxiety is needed, with a focus on the often overlooked category of emotional mistreatment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130810202 A |
| Classmark | ENP: ENR: CT: QNT: 47: 7T |
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