Elder abuse and its prevention : workshop summary /

"Elder Abuse and Its Prevention is the summary of a workshop convened in April 2013 by the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Global Violence Prevention. Using an ecological framework, this workshop explored the burden of elder abuse around the world, focusing on its impacts on individuals,...

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Corporate Authors: Elder Abuse and its Prevention (Workshop) Washington, D.C.), National Research Council (U.S.)
Other Authors: Taylor, Rachel M. (rapporteur.)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2014
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Measuring and conceptualizing elder abuse
  • Risk factors and health outcomes
  • Ethical considerations
  • Screening and prevention
  • The way forward
  • Part II: papers and commentary from speakers. Understanding elder abuse in the Chinese community: the role of cultural, social, and community factors / E-Shien Chang and XinQi Dong
  • Seven policy priorities for an enhanced public health response to elder abuse / Marie-Therese Connolly and Ariel Trilling
  • Elder neglect: the state of the science / Terry T. Fulmer and XinQi Dong
  • Native elder mistreatment / Lori L. Jervis
  • Elder financial abuse / Ronald Long
  • Elder abuse and its prevention: screening and detection / Tara McMullen, Kimberly Schwartz, Mark Yaffe, and Scott Beach
  • Elder abuse and neglect: a role for physicians / James G. O'Brien
  • Preventing elder abuse : hope springs eternal / Elizabeth Podnieks and Cynthia Thomas
  • Elder abuse intervention: the shelter model and the long-term care facility / Daniel A. Reingold, Joy Solomon, and Malya Levin
  • Elder abuse in Asia : an overview / Elsie Yan.