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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779600103321

Titolo

The clinical management of elder abuse / / Georgia J. Anetzberger, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Haworth Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-40847-9

0-203-04949-7

1-283-88653-7

1-136-40840-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AnetzbergerGeorgia J (Georgia Jean)

Disciplina

362.6

Soggetti

Older people - Abuse of

Abused older people - Services for

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Co-published simultaneously as Clinical gerontologist, volume 28, numbers 1/2."

Reprinted 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The reality of elder abuse / Georgia J. Anetzberger -- Clinical management of elder abuse / Georgia J. Anetzberger -- Elder abuse : case studies for clinical management / Georgia J. Anetzberger -- Elder abuse : the attorney's perspective / Maria Schimer -- Elder abuse : the physician's perspective / John F. McGreevey -- Elder abuse : the nurse's perspective / Carol A. Miller -- Elder abuse : the social worker's perspective / Carol Dayton -- Multidisciplinary teams in the clinical management of elder abuse / Georgia J. Anetzberger ... [et al.].

Sommario/riassunto

Learn to detect elder abuse?and provide the help that your neglected or abused elderly clients need!  Even to clinicians experienced in managing difficult client situations, elder abuse is perplexing, complex, and ethically charged. This kind of abuse can be hard to detect, with its subtle manifestations and indicators that could just as easily reflect other problems or illnesses. It can seem impossible to control, particularly when the victim refuses help or denies the seriousness of mistreatment. Moreover, decision-making when dealing with interventions for elder abuse is rarely easy