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Elder mistreatment: dental assessment and intervention
Author(s) -
Cowen Howard J.,
Cowen Perle Slavik
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2002.tb01206.x
Subject(s) - medicine , elder abuse , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , health care , family medicine , suicide prevention , gerontology , poison control , nursing , medical emergency , economics , economic growth
Elder mistreatment has increasingly been recognized as a serious and complex health issue affecting large numbers of elders each year. Dependent elder populations are often at heightened risk for mistreatment by those individuals and institutions that care for them. Health professionals have been found to lack knowledge regarding assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and reporting criteria of elder mistreatment. This article reviews the types and prevalence of elder mistreatment, risk factors, signs and symptoms, preventive interventions, and ethical considerations. Dentistry, elder mistreatment/ assessment, elder mistreatment/interventions.