Ku, L. J. E., Huang, S. C., Liao, Y. H., Kang, H. Y., & Chung, C. A. (2025). Exploring financial abuse involving people with dementia: an empirical legal study of nation-wide court rulings over a decade in Taiwan. Ageing & Society, 45(3), 535-551.https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X23000533
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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Lichtenberg, P. A., & Hall, L. (2025). A Pilot Intervention to Prevent Financial Exploitation. Clinical Gerontologist, 1-12.https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2025.2454311
Themes:
Consequences*, financial mistreatment*, intervention* and prevention*
Liu, Y., & Zhao, J. (2025). Does Retirement Increase Fraud Exposure and Fraud Victimization? Evidence From China. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 44(8), 1252-1256.https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648241305319
Moray, J., & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2025). Cross-validation of the financial exploitation vulnerability scale. Clinical Gerontologist, 48(3), 401-410.https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2024.2407581
Mosafer, H., Soltani, S., Rostami, Z., & Sharifi, S. (2025). Factors associated with financial exploitation in older adults: A systematic review. Geriatric Nursing, 61, 662-671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.10.028
Noriega-Makarskyy, D. T., Lim, A. C., Upal, S., Weissberger, G. H., Fenton, L., Nguyen, A. L., ... & Han, S. D. (2025). Financial exploitation vulnerability and social connectedness in middle-aged and older adults without dementia. Aging & Mental Health, 29(6), 1130-1134.https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2475331
Park, J., Wilber, K., Wu, S., Aranda, M. P., Oh, H., & Jang, Y. (2025). Risk factors for elder mistreatment among Older Korean americans. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 100(3), 381-394.https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241253235
Weissberger, G. H., & Bergman, Y. S. (2025). The role of subjective successful aging in the relationship between financial exploitation and mental health. Aging & Mental Health, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2532665
Weissberger, G. H., & Bergman, Y. S. (2025). Reflective functioning and financial exploitation vulnerability in older adults: The importance of significant others. Clinical Gerontologist, 48(3), 449-458. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2024.2320921
Betz-Hamilton, A. E., Stum, M. S., & Chan, A. C. Y. (2023). Elder family financial exploitation offenders: Examining the complexities of problematic behaviors. Victims & Offenders, 18(5), 943-960. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2040068