Wood, S. A., Liu, P., Hanoch, Y. & Estevez-Cores, S. (2016). Importance of Numeracy as a Risk Factor for Elder Financial Exploitation in a Community Sample. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71(6), 978-986.
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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Aldrich, N. & Benson, W. (2015). Preventing and combating the 'Crime of the Century'--financial exploitation. Aging Today. 1-14.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment* and prevention*
Bagshaw, D., Adams, V., Zannettino, L. & Wendt, S. (2015). Elder mediation and the financial abuse of older people by a family member. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 32(4), 443-480.
Bowers, L. A. (2015). Feature. Four steps to protect residents from financial abuse. Long-Term Living, 64(2), 18-19.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment* and prevention*
Beaulieu, M., Crevier, M., D’Amours, M. & Diaz, L. (2015). Financial Exploitation of Older Women: A Case Analysis Using the Struggle for Recognition Theory. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(4/5), 489-499.
Gassoumis, Z. D., Navarro, A. E. & Wilber, K. H. (2015). Protecting victims of elder financial exploitation: the role of an Elder Abuse Forensic Center in referring victims for conservatorship. Aging And Mental Health, 19(9), 790-798.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment* and research*
Knight, B. G., Kim, S., Rastegar, S., Jones, S., Jump, V. & Wong, S. (2015). Influences on the perception of elder financial abuse among older adults in Southern California. International Psychogeriatrics, 1-7.
Labrum, T., Solomon, P.L. & Bressi, S.K. (2015). Physical, financial, and psychological abuse committed against older women by relatives with psychiatric disorders: extent of the problem. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(4-5), 377-391.
Lemick, T. (2015). Society's response to the "invisible" abuse of elders: understanding and addressing the financial abuse of society's most vulnerable citizens. Elder Law Journal, 23(1), 151-189.
Morin, L. (2015). Maltraitance des personnes âgées : une revue systématique inédite trace des perspectives pour la pratique clinique. La Revue de Gériatrie, 40(5), 299.