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Chapter 54 - The Mistreatment of Older Adults

from Section IV - Principles of Care for the Elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2022

By
Seyed Parham Khalili  and
Laura Mosqueda
Edited by
Jan Busby-Whitehead ,
Samuel C. Durso ,
Christine Arenson ,
Rebecca Elon ,
Mary H. Palmer  and
William Reichel
Jan Busby-Whitehead
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Samuel C. Durso
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
Christine Arenson
Affiliation:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Rebecca Elon
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mary H. Palmer
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
William Reichel
Affiliation:
Georgetown University Medical Center
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Summary

Elder mistreatment is common and often overlooked by health-care providers. It may include physical abuse, psychological and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect. While any older adult may be susceptible, particular mitigating factors discussed in this chapter include cognitive impairment and dementia, multimorbidity, substance use, socioeconomics and culture, and social isolation. Strategies for approaching clinical cases, identifying signs and symptoms, and developing interventions are explored using illustrative cases and selected findings from the growing literature on elder mistreatment across care settings.

Keywords

elder mistreatmentelder abuseneglectexploitationfraudscamscaregiver
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Reichel's Care of the Elderly
Clinical Aspects of Aging
 , pp. 664 - 674
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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