Pritchard-Jones, L. (2016). The good, the bad, and the ‘vulnerable older adult’. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 38(1), 51-72.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
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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Ramírez, L. & Palacios-Espinosa, X. (2016). Stereotypes About Old Age, Social Support, Aging Anxiety and Evaluations of One's Own Health. Journal of Social Issues, 72(1), 47-68.
Themes:
Ageism*
Morin, C., Levesque, F. & Turgeon-Dorion, L. (2016). L’article 48 de la Charte québécoise et le Code civil du Québec pour contrer l’exploitation de la personne âgée : pour une lecture harmonieuse. Revue générale de droit, 46(hors série), 51-97.
Roberto, K. A. (2016). The complexities of elder abuse. The American Psychologist, 71(4), 302-311.
Rosen, T., Bloemen, E.M., LoFaso, V.M., Clark, S., Flomenbaum, N.E., Breckman, R. & al. (2016). Acute precipitants of physical elder abuse: Qualitative analysis of legal records from highly adjudicated cases. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Themes:
Physical mistreatment*
Rosen, T., Bloemen, E. M., LoFaso, V. M., Clark, S., Flomenbaum, N. E. & Lachs, M. S. (2016). Emergency Department Presentations for Injuries in Older Adults Independently Known to be Victims of Elder Abuse. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 50(3), 518-526.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and physical mistreatment*
Normand-Heisler, M.-J. (2016). L’encadrement des procurations accordées par les personnes aînées au Québec : une appréciation critique. Revue générale de droit, 46(hors série), 341-396.
Rosen, T., Hargarten, S., Flomenbaum, N. E. & Platts-Mills, T. F. (2016). Identifying Elder Abuse in the Emergency Department: Toward a Multidisciplinary Team-Based Approach. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 68(3), 378-382.
Rosen, T., Lachs, M. S., Teresi, J., Eimicke, J., Van Haitsma, K. & Pillemer, K. (2016). Staff-reported strategies for prevention and management of resident-to-resident elder mistreatment in long-term care facilities. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 28(1), 1-13.
Raymond, É. & Grenier, A. (2016). La participation sociale des aînés ayant des incapacités : un photoroman pour passer de la marge à l'inclusion. Service social, 62(2), 131-149.
Themes:
Incapacity and handicap* and social participation*