Dental providers are in an excellent position to identify elder abuse and neglect (EAN), yet they are often reluctant to report or intervene in cases of suspected elder maltreatment. This problem is widespread, and the negative impact of this dilemma cannot be ignored. In 1999, the American Dental Association's House of Delegates, through Resolution 44H-1999, urged constituent dental societies ...

Edited by Deborah Perry Schoenfelder, PhD, RN Elder abuse is a problem that occurs across all settings and is encountered by all health care providers and others not in the health care field. Elder abuse is “a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person” (World H...

The United States population has an increasing number of older adults. One health problem often unrecognized in this aging population is elder abuse. Elder abuse can be classified into six categories: (1) physical abuse, (2) sexual abuse, (3) financial exploitation, (4) neglect, (5) psychological abuse, and (6) violation of rights. The abused older adult often lives with the abuser, has no outs...

OBJECTIVES (1) To assess the prevalence and the consequences of chronic verbal aggression, physical aggression, financial mistreatment, and neglect in a community-based sample; (2) to investigate the circumstances that led to the abuse and the ways in which the victims handled the problem. DESIGN Prevalence was assessed in a population-based sample of 1797 older people living independently in...

OBJECTIVE To discuss what constitutes elder abuse, why family physicians should be aware of it, what signs and symptoms might suggest mistreatment of older adults, how the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index might help in identification of abuse, and what options exist for responding to suspicions of abuse. SOURCES OF INFORMATION MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Social Work Abstracts were searched for publicat...

Elder abuse is a pervasive phenomenon around the world with devastating effects on the victims. Although it is not a new phenomenon, interest in examining elder abuse is relatively new. This paper aims to provide an overview of the aetiological theories and measures of elder abuse. The paper briefly reviews theories to explain causes of elder abuse and then discusses the most commonly used meas...

July 2014 to June 2015 Introduction: This bibliography was created to provide a summary of recent articles and research studies, from a variety of disciplines, relevant to professional practice in the field of elder abuse. Each entry in the bibliography includes a citation and link to gain access to the document. In some cases, due to copyright restrictions, you will not be able to access the e...