Scientific Watch and summaries

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.

Please note that in order to view most of these articles, you must access the magazine’s website and pay a fee. Where possible, there’s a link to the PDF of the article (through the Download button) which allows you to view it at no cost. If you are part of an educational institution or that your organization offers a library service (e.g. some CISSSs), they may have already subscribed to these journals and they allow free access from a computer workstation in the facility.

Teaster, P. B., & Ramsey-Klawsnik, H. (2022). Polyvictimization and elder abuse. In R. Geffner, J. W. White, L. K. Hamberger, A. Rosenbaum, V. Vaughan-Eden, & V. I. Vieth (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: A project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV). (pp. 4545–4560). Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Teaster, P. B., Roberto, K. A., Savla, J., Du, C., Du, Z., Atkinson, E., Shealy, E. C., Beach, S., Charness, N., & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2023). Financial Fraud of Older Adults During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Gerontologist, gnac188. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac188
Giwa, A. O., & Teaster, P. B. (2021). Facing the COVID‐19 Winter: Ethical Lessons for Treating Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69(3), 604–605.
Teaster, P. B., Lindberg, B. W., & Gallo, H. B. (2020). Assessing the Federal Response to Elder Abuse, While the Opioid Crisis Rages On: An overview of how federal agencies and legislation are taking aim at elder abuse, especially abuse related to America’s current opioid crisis. Generations, 43(4), 73–79.
Roberto, K. A., Teaster, P. B., Lindberg, B. W., & Blancato, R. (2020). A First (and Disturbing) Look at the Relationship Between the Opioid Epidemic and Elder Abuse: Insights of Human Service Professionals. Journal of Applied Gerontology : The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 733464820947279.
Abner, E. L., Teaster, P. B., Mendiondo, M. S., Ramsey-Klawsnik, H., Marcum, J. L., Crawford, T. N., & Wangmo, T. (2019). Victim, Allegation, and Investigation Characteristics Associated With Substantiated Reports of Sexual Abuse of Adults in Residential Care Settings. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(19), 3995–4019.
Teaster, P., Ramsey-Klawsnik, H., Abner, E. & Kim., S. (2015). The Sexual Victimization of Older Women Living in Nursing Homes. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 27, 392-409.
Rudnick, J. D. & Teaster, P. B. (2013). Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Survey of Clergy Awareness, Knowledge, and Intervention Preferences. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 25(4), 323-338.
Themes: Intervention*
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