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Elder Abuse and Neglect Versus Parricide
Author(s) -
Sergei V. Jargin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of high risk behaviors and addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2251-8711
DOI - 10.5812/ijhrba.14983
Subject(s) - neglect , denial , psychology , elder abuse , psychiatry , personality , criminology , reputation , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , social psychology , psychotherapist , political science , law
Violence in families and elder abuse can take many forms, which his sometimes difficult to recognize. In Russia, elder abuse is rarely discussed in professional literature and mass media. A border between elder abuse and parricide can be indistinct. Borderline cases can include involvement of older people in binge drinking, denial of help, and manipulation towards suicide. Three example cases are discussed in this report. A concluding point is that for prevention of parricide, it should be kept devoid of its reputation as an extraordinary crime, committed mainly by mentally ill individuals. The perpetrators can be mentally healthy or have a personality disorder. Parricide can have trivial appearance, not always recognized as such by victims and social environment.

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