Open AccessElder Abuse Severity: A Critical but Understudied Dimension of Victimization for Clinicians and Researchers
Author(s) -
David Burnes,
Karl Pillemer,
Mark S. Lachs
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnv688
Subject(s) - neglect , elder abuse , psychological abuse , physical abuse , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , population , verbal abuse , psychology , poison control , medicine , operationalization , injury prevention , psychiatry , gerontology , child abuse , medical emergency , environmental health , philosophy , epistemology
To describe the variation in severity of elder emotional abuse, physical abuse, and neglect and identify factors associated with more severe forms of elder mistreatment (EM).
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