Godfrey, D. (2020). Civil Recovery in Elder Financial Exploitation Cases. Bifocal, 41(4), 1–3.
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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Greenlee, K. (2020). Our National Shame: Little to No Funding for Elder Abuse Prevention and Response. Generations, 44(1), 117–123.
Themes:
Prevention* and public policies*
Honarvar, B., Gheibi, Z., Asadollahi, A., Bahadori, F., Khaksar, E., Faradonbeh, M. R., Farjami, M., & Rabiey Faradonbeh, M. (2020). The Impact of Abuse on the Quality of Life of the Elderly: A Population-based Survey in Iran. Journal of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, 53(2), 89–97.
Themes:
Consequences* and intercultural*
Lavingia, R., Bryan, J., & Asghar-Ali, A. (2020). Teaching Psychiatry Residents to Recognize and Respond to Elder Abuse through a Standardized Patient Encounter. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28, S100.
Themes:
Detection and identification*, hospital settings* and training*
Levin, M. K., Reingold, D., & Solomon, J. (2020). Elder Abuse Shelter Programs: From Model to Movement. Generations, 44(1), 74–80.
Lin, M.-C. (2020). Communication neglect, caregiver anger and hostility, and perceptions of older care receivers’ cognitive status and problem behaviors in explaining elder abuse. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect.
Themes:
Caregivers* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Mao, A. (2020). The U.S. Department of Justice Defends Against Elder Financial Fraud and Abuse. Generations, 44(1), 101–102.
Mengting Li, Ruijia Chen, & XinQi Dong. (2020). Elder Mistreatment Across Diverse Cultures. Generations, 44(1), 20–25.
Themes:
Intercultural*
Morton, J. R., & Rosenbaum, S. (2020). An Analysis of Elder Financial Exploitation: Financial Institutions Shirking Their Legal Obligations to Prevent, Detect, and Report This “Hidden” Crime. Elder Law Journal, 27(2), 261–296.
Mueller, E. A., Wood, S. A., Hanoch, Y., Huang, Y., & Reed, C. L. (2020). Older and wiser: age differences in susceptibility to investment fraud: the protective role of emotional intelligence. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 32(2), 152–172.