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Abuse of patients with dementia by carers — out of sight but not out of mind
Author(s) -
Cooney Colm,
Howard Robert
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930100903
Subject(s) - dementia , psychiatry , population , sight , psychology , medicine , gerontology , disease , environmental health , physics , pathology , astronomy
Elderly people with dementia living with a carer are at significantly higher risk of abuse than the general population over 65. This review looks at the limitations of the research to date and discusses risk factors in both carers and patients that predispose them to abuse. Management strategies are discussed with reference to the growing research base.