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| Phobic disorders and fear of crime in the elderly | | Author(s) | J Lindesay |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 1, no 1, February 1997 |
| Pages | pp 81-85 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Phobias ; Crime ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Social surveys ; Lewisham ; Southwark. |
| Annotation | This study examines the fear of crime reported by a community sample in Lewisham and Southwark of elderly cases of phobic disorder, compared with age- and sex-matched controls. The cases expressed more fear for personal safety and property crime, fear of crime, personal experience of victimization, and higher rates of physical ill health than did the controls. The groups did not differ in their judgments about local crime rates, but the cases were less likely to consider themselves capable of self-defence. These findings suggest that phobic disorders in old age are associated with greater perceived personal vulnerability, and that this contributes to a significant proportion of the problematic fear of crime in this age group. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970221015 A |
| Classmark | ENG: TWA: RH: 3F: 82LO: 82LT |
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