Rosen, T., Pillemer, C. & Lachs, M. (2008). Resident-to-resident aggression in long-term care facilities: An understudied problem. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 13(2), 77–87.
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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Wiglesworth, A., Kemp, B., & Mosqueda, L. (2008). Combating elder and dependent adult mistreatment: The role of the clinical psychologist. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 20(3), 207-230.
Beaulieu, M., Dubé, M., Bergeron, C. & Cousineau, M.-M. (2007). Are elderly men worried about crime? Journal of Aging Studies, 21, 336-346.
Charpentier, M. & Soulières, M. (2007). Pouvoirs et fragilités du grand âge : « J’suis encore pas mal capable pour mon âge » (Mme H., 92 ans). Nouvelles pratiques sociales, 19(2), 128-143.
Themes:
Institution* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Bullock, K. (2007). The vulnerability for elder abuse among a sample of custodial grandfathers: An exploratory study. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 19(3-4), 133-150.
Cohen, M., Levin, S. H., Gagin, R. & Friedman, G. (2007). Elder abuse: Disparities between older people's disclosure of abuse, evident signs of abuse, and high risk of abuse. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 55(8), 1224–1230.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Plamondon, L. (2007). Violence en contexte d’intimité familiale des personnes âgées. Gérontologie et société, 122, 163-179.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Dong, X., Simon, M.A. & Gorbien, M. (2007). Elder abuse and neglect in an urban Chinese population. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 19(3-4), 79-96.
Themes:
Bullying* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Lindbloom, E. J., Brandt, J., Hough, L. D. & Meadows, S. E. (2007). Elder mistreatment in the nursing home: A systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 8(9), 610-616.
Quevillon, L. & Beaulieu, M. (2007). Les besoins des aînés en matière de sécurité dans les espaces publics de la ville de Sherbrooke. Intervention, 126, 95-104.