Lemick, T. (2015). Society's response to the "invisible" abuse of elders: understanding and addressing the financial abuse of society's most vulnerable citizens. Elder Law Journal, 23(1), 151-189.
This section suggests a selection of international publications on mistreatment of older adults that have been published since 2007. A scientific literature review is carried out every six months in order to regularly enhance this reference list.
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Leung, D. Y., Lo, S. K. & al. (2015). Prevalence and correlates of abuse screening items among community-dwelling Hong Kong Chinese older adults. Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 17, 150-160.
Lewney, J. & B. Boland (2015). Adult safeguarding; guidance for dental professionals. British Dental Journal, 219(6), 287-291.
Nakamura, C., Roulet Schwab, D. & Morin, D. (2015). Traduction et adaptation culturelle d’un instrument de dépistage des signes de maltraitance envers une personne âgée. La revue de gériatrie, 40(7), 389-400.
Malmedal, W., Iversen, M. H., Kilvik, A. (2015). Sexual Abuse of Older Nursing Home Residents: A literature Review. Nursing Research and Practice,1-7.
Manthorpe, J. (2015). The abuse, neglect and mistreatment of older people with dementia in care homes and hospitals in England: The potential for secondary data analysis: Innovative practice. Dementia, 14(2), 273-279.
Themes:
Institution* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Manthorpe, J. & Samsi, K. (2015). Care professionals' understanding of the new criminal offences created by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(4), 384-392.
Mariam, L. M., McClure, R., Robinson, J. B. & Yang, J. A. (2015). Eliciting Change in At-Risk Elders (ECARE): Evaluation of an elder abuse intervention program. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(1), 19-33.
Themes:
Intervention* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Marsland, D., Oakes, P. & White, C. (2015). Abuse in care? A research project to identify early indicators of concern in residential and nursing homes for older people. Journal of Adult Protection, 17(2), 111-125.
Themes:
Living environments* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Martins, A. P., Kislaya, I., Santos, A. J., Nunes, B., Nicolau, R. & Fernandes, A. A. (2015). Elder Abuse in Portugal : Findings From the First National Prevalence Study. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 27, 174-195.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and intercultural*