Manthorpe, J., Samsi, K. & Rapaport, J. (2013). "Capacity Is Key": Investigating New Legal Provisions in England and Wales for Adult Safeguarding. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 25(4), 355-373.
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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Martinent, E. (2013). De la contention de personnes en état de vulnérabilité. Soins gérontologiques, (103), 35-38.
McDonald, L. & Thomas, C. (2013). Elder abuse through a life course lens. International Psychogeriatrics, 25(8), 1235-1243.
Milne, A., Cambridge, P., Beadle-Brown, J., Mansell, J. & Whelton, B. (2013). The characteristics and management of elder abuse: evidence and lessons from a UK case study. European Journal of Social Work, 16(4), 489-505.
Themes:
Intervention* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Mishra, A. J. & Patel, A. B. (2013). Crimes against the elderly in India: A content analysis on factors causing fear of crime. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 8(1), 13-23.
Monod, S. (2013). Promoting good clinical care to prevent elder abuse: comment on "elder abuse as a risk factor for hospitalization in older persons''. JAMA Internal Medicine, 173(10), 917-918.
Themes:
Prevention* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Mysyuk, Y., Westendorp, R. G. J. & Lindenberg, J. (2013). Added value of elder abuse definitions: a review. Ageing Research Reviews, 12(1), 50-57.
Themes:
Definition* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Navarro, A. E., Gassoumis, Z. D. & Wilber, K. H. (2013). Holding Abusers Accountable: An Elder Abuse Forensic Center Increases Criminal Prosecution of Financial Exploitation. Gerontologist, 53(2), 303-312.
Themes:
Definition* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Norris, D., Fancey, P., Power, E. & Ross, P. (2013). The critical-ecological framework: Advancing knowledge, practice, and policy on older adult abuse. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 25(1), 40-55.
Palmer, M., Brodell, R. & Mostow, E. (2013). Elder abuse: Dermatologic clues and critical solutions. Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology, 68(2), 37-42.