Elder Mistreatment:

Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America

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Publication Year:2003

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Richard J. Bonnie and Robert B. Wallace, Editors, Panel to Review Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect, National Research Council
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Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy makers and practitioners have sought ways to protect older Americans from physical, psychological, and financial abuse. Yet, during the last 20 ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Executive Summary	1-8	(skim)
1. Introduction	9-33	(skim)
2. Concepts, Definitions, and Guidelines for Measurement	34-59	(skim)
3. A Theoretical Model of Elder Mistreatment	60-70	(skim)
4. The Occurrence of Elder Mistreatment	71-87	(skim)
5. Risk Factors for Elder Mistreatment	88-103	(skim)
6. Screening and Case Identification in Clinical Settings	104-120	(skim)
7. Evaluating Interventions	121-139	(skim)
8. Research Ethics	140-149	(skim)
9. Moving Forward	150-152	(skim)
References	153-164	(skim)
Appendix A: Elder Mistreatment Measures and Studies	165-180	(skim)
Appendix B: Analysis of Elder Abuse and Neglect Definitions Under State Law	181-237	(skim)
Appendix C: Elder Abuse and Neglect: History and Concepts	238-248	(skim)
Appendix D: Biographical Sketches	249-258	(skim)
10. Elder Mistreatment: Epidemiological Assessment Methodology	259-302	(skim)
11. Ethical and Policy Issues in Research on Elder Abuse and Neglect	303-338	(skim)
12. The Clinical and Medical Forensics of Elder Abuse and Neglect	339-381	(skim)
13. Financial Abuse of the Elderly in Domestic Settings	382-445	(skim)
14. Elder Abuse in Residential Long-Term Care Settings: What Is Known and What Information Is Needed?	446-500	(skim)
15. Elder Abuse Intervention: Lessons from Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Initiatives	501-526	(skim)
Index	527-552	(skim)

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Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy makers and practitioners have sought ways to protect older Americans from physical, psychological, and financial abuse. Yet, during the last 20 years fewer than 50 articles have addressed the shameful problem that abusers and sometimes the abused themselves want to conceal.

Elder Mistreatment in an Aging America takes a giant step toward broadening our understanding of the mistreatment of the elderly and recommends specific research and funding strategies that can be used to deepen it. The book includes a discussion of the conceptual, methodological, and logistical issues needed to create a solid research base as well as the ethical concerns that must be considered when working with older subjects. It also looks at problems in determination of a report s reliability and the role of physicians, EMTs, and others who are among the first to recognize situations of mistreatment.

Elder Mistreatment in an Aging America will be of interest to anyone concerned about the elderly and ways to intervene when abuse is suspected, including family members, caregivers, and advocates for the elderly. It will also be of interest to researchers, research sponsors, and policy makers who need to know how to advance our knowledge of this problem.

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"...the report provides a good summary of the topic from an American standpoint. It includes an historical overview and a glimpse of how the field may develop in the future. The analysis of the initial recognition of elder abuse and its development as a concept is interesting..."
-- Ageing and Society, November 2003

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