Elder Abuse Statistics by Type When the word “abuse” comes to mind, some may think of physical injuries. However, seniors can also suffer from emotional, financial, and even sexual abuse. Below, learn about important statistics for each type of abuse. ...
Jeffery Cohen Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Health Systems, Durham, NC, USA Harold G. Koenig Department of Medicine, Duke University Health Systems, Durham, NC, USA Harold G. Koenig Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Harold G....
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Victimization of the elderly: elder abuse and neglect c1 Rosalie S Wolf, Executive Director, Institute on Aging, The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. RS Wolf - 《Reviews in Clinical Gerontology》 被引量: 20发表: 1992年 Reducing inj...
(15) with histories of substance abuse, drug use or positive urine drug screen; (16) with hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) positive, hepatitis C (HCV) antibodies positive, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive or syphilis antibodies; (17) acute illness from screening to pre-administration of ...
(8) diseases or medication that could elevate the risk of light-therapy associated side effects (e.g. progressive eye diseases, senile macula degeneration, Lupus, tricyclic antidepressants, tetracyclic antibiotics), (9) current drug or alcohol abuse less than 3 months before the study, (10) any...
DISCUSSION The dopaminergic brain pathway is one that has been studied extensively in regards to addictive behaviour due to the shared characteristics of drug abuse to elicit the release dopamine. Because Table 4 Subjects distribution according to lung cancer history and the rs5320 polymorphism of DBH...
Additionally, previous studies have reported that smoking, alcohol abuse, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia might be risk factors of cognitive impairment in all age groups, and especially for those aged 65 years and over21,47,48,49. However, none of these were identified in this elderly Chinese popula...
The concept of fasting as a virtue originated in the Judeo-Christian tradition where it was utilized to scourge the flesh and thus purify the spirit. The early Passover rite gave birth to fasting during Lent, Ramadam and Yom Kippur, as well as the preparation for the Eucharistic sacrament ...
Geriatric care focuses heavily on functional assessment, evaluating cognition and mood and enhancing social support networks. Caring for older adults requires special knowledge of conditions commonly seen in that population referred to as the geriatric s