(2006). Indicators of elder abuse: A crossnational comparison of psychiatric morbidity and other determinants in the Ad-HOC study. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14 (6), 489-497.Claudia Cooper,Sc M,Psycb MRC.Indicators of elder abuse:a crossna-tional comparison of psychiatric ...
Elder abuse is a growing problem in the United States. Incidents of physical and sexual abuse, as well as neglect, continue to rise as the population ages. Maltreatment of the elderly is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rate, as well as increased health care costs. Fear, shame...
Elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes as a reciprocal process: the view from the perspective of care workers Purpose\nReciprocal abuse inside care practices remain under-studied due to their invisibility and further research is required. The purpose of this paper ... A Gil,M Capelas - 《...
and aggressive behavior toward his family. He had no history of illicit drug abuse, head injury, or seizure attack. He had poor insight and poor drug adherence. As a result, he was hospitalized in psychiatric wards several times due to the relapse of his symptoms. He led a lazy lifestyle...
Although there was no difference between the poor and non-poor groups on substance abuse, significant interaction effect of poverty and time on substance abuse was observed. While there was a general drop in positive youth development and perceived family functioning over the years, adolescent risk ...
Further history taking about suspected abuse requires a skilled interviewing technique using thoughtfully formed, non-threatening, open-ended questions that can progressively focus on specific types of abuse. Many jurisdictions require reporting of suspected abuse to the local health authority, but such ...
Among community-dwelling adults ages 65 and older, approximately 11% have experienced elder mistreatment (EM), including physical, emotional or sexual abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. EM research typically focuses on this age group; however, Veterans receiving Veterans Health Administration (...
Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 15(3/4), 185-203. doi:10.1300/J084v15n03_11Erlingsson, C. L., Carlson, S. L., & Saveman, B. I. (2003). Elder abuse risk indicators and screening questions: Results from a literature search and a panel of experts from developed and developing...
Cohen M, Halevy-Levin S, Gagin R, et al. Elder abuse in long-term care residences and the risk indicators. Ageing & Society, 2010, 30(6):1027~1040Cohen, M., Halevy-Levin, S., Gagin, R., Priltuzky, D., & Friedman, G. (2010). Elder abuse in long-term care resi- dences ...
In order to improve the accuracy of measurement instruments, the purpose of this article is threefold: (a) describing the construction of an instrument with formative indicators and the survey design about the sensitive topic of elder abuse, (b) development of an analytic strategy to improve the...