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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825664703321

Titolo

Elder mistreatment : abuse, neglect, and exploitation in an aging America / / Panel to Review Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect ; Richard J. Bonnie and Robert B. Wallace, editors ; Committee on National Statistics and Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

0-309-18559-9

1-282-08392-9

9786612083921

0-309-50209-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (568 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BonnieRichard J

WallaceRobert B. <1942->

Disciplina

362.6

Soggetti

Older people - Abuse of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Concepts, Definitions, and Guidelines for Measurement -- 3 A Theoretical Model of Elder Mistreatment -- 4 The Occurrence of Elder Mistreatment -- 5 Risk Factors for Elder Mistreatment -- 6 Screening and Case Identification in Clinical Settings -- 7 Evaluating Interventions -- 8 Research Ethics -- 9 Moving Forward -- References -- APPENDIX A Elder Mistreatment Measures and Studies -- APPENDIX B Analysis of Elder Abuse and Neglect Definitions Under State Law -- APPENDIX C Elder Abuse and Neglect: History and Concepts -- APPENDIX D Biographical Sketches -- 10 Elder Mistreatment: Epidemiological Assessment Methodology -- 11 Ethical and Policy Issues in Research on Elder Abuse and Neglect -- 12 The Clinical and Medical Forensics of Elder Abuse and Neglect -- 13 Financial Abuse of the Elderly in Domestic Settings -- 14 Elder Abuse in Residential Long-Term Care Settings: What Is Known and What



Information Is Needed? -- 15 Elder Abuse Intervention: Lessons from Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Initiatives -- Index.