Morin, C., Lepage, C. et Pilote, S. (2022). Regard vers les tribunaux à la suite de l’adoption de la Loi visant à lutter contre la maltraitance envers les aînés et toute autre personne majeure en situation de vulnérabilité. Les cahiers de droit, 63(1), 271-300.
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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Guay, M., Dubois, M-F., Corrada, M., Lapointes-Garant, M-P. & Kawas, C. (2014). Exponential Increases in the Prevalence of Disability in the Oldest Old : A Canadian National Survey. Gerontology, 60, 395-401.
Badenes-Ribera, L., Fabris, M. A., & Longobardi, C. (2021). Elder Mistreatment in an Italian Population: Prevalence and Correlates. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 92(1), 83–99.
Chang, E.-S., & Levy, B. R. (2021). High prevalence of elder abuse during the covid-19 pandemic: Risk and resilience factors. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Chang, E.-S., & Levy, B. R. (2021). Protective effects of neighborhood community factors on elder abuse in India. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 33(1), 1–16.
Chen, M., & Chan, K. L. (2021). Elder Abuse and Neglect in China: Prevalence, Co-occurrence, and Intergenerational Risk Factors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 886260520985501.
Chokkanathan, S. (2021). Experiences of Elder Mistreatment: A Latent Profile Analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(3/4), 1455–1471.
Drommi, M., Ponte, A., Ventura, F., & Molinelli, A. (2021). Elder abuse in Europe’s “most elderly” city: an update of the phenomenon based on the cases reported to the Penal Court of Genoa from 2015 to 2019 and literature review. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
Sousa, R. C. R. D., Araújo, G. K. N. D., Souto, R. Q., Santos, R. C. D., Santos, R. D. C., & Almeida, L. R. de. (2021). Factors associated with the risk of violence against older adult women: a cross-sectional study. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 29, e3394.
Themes:
Gender* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Usta, J., El Jarrah, R., Kronfol, N., & Farver, J. M. (2021). Perspectives of elder abuse in lebanon. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect.
Themes:
Intercultural*, intervention* and risk factors and vulnerability*