Lichtenberg, P. A., Ficker, L. J. & Rahman-Filipiak, A. (2016). Financial decision-making abilities and financial exploitation in older African Americans : Preliminary validity evidence for the Lichtenberg Financial Decision Rating Scale (LFDRS). Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 28(1), 14-33.
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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Grégoire, M.-A. (2016). Les baux en résidences pour personnes âgées : quelle effectivité pour la protection des droits ? Revue générale de droit, 46(hors série), 219-276.
Lichtenberg, P. A. (2016). Financial Exploitation, Financial Capacity, and Alzheimer's Disease. The American Psychologist, 71(4), 312-320.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment* and incapacity and handicap*
Lien, C., Rosen, T., Bloemen, E. M., Abrams, R. C., Pavlou, M. & Lachs, M. S. (2016). Narratives of Self-Neglect: Patterns of Traumatic Personal Experiences and Maladaptive Behaviors in Cognitively Intact Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64(11), e195-e200.
Magalhães, M. J., Rodríguez Castro, Y., Ruido, P. A. & Braga Lopez, R. D. (2016). Elderly Victims of Gender Violence in Portugal: Invisible and Not Heard? Health Care for Women International, 37(12), 1304-1319.
Themes:
Gender* and intercultural*
Melchiorre, MG., Di Rosa, M., Lamura, G., Torres-Gonzales, F., Lindert, J., Stankunas, M., &… Soares, J.J.F. (2016). Abuse of Older Men in Seven European Countries: A Multilevel Approach in the Framework of an Ecological Model. PLoS ONE, 11(1).
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Méric, A. (2016). Lorsque l'institution supposée combattre les maltraitances devient maltraitante! Le Sociographe, 2(54), 65-72.
Mishra, R., Shekhar, C. & Gouda, J. (2016). Abuse Against Elderly Widows in India and Selected States: An Exploration from BKPAI Survey. Indian Journal of Gerontology, 30(2), 184-199.
Themes:
Intercultural* and neglect*
Montgomery, L., Anand, J., Mackay, K., Taylor, B., Pearson, K.C. & Harper, C.M. (2016). Implications of divergences in adult protection legislation. Journal of Adult Protection 18(3), 149-160.
Moone, R. P., Croghan, C. F. & Olson, A. M. (2016). Why and How Providers Must Build Culturally Competent, Welcoming Practices to Serve LGBT Elders. Generations, 40(2), 73-77.
Themes:
LGBT*