Canavese, D., Polidoro, M., Gomes, S. M., & Ferreira, A. R. (2024). Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults: Findings From the Brazilian Health System. Community Health Equity Research & Policy, 2752535X251327537.https://doi.org/10.1177/2752535X251327537
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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Folorunsho, S., & Okyere, M. (2025). The impact of neglect, physical, and financial abuse on mental health among older adults: a systematic review. Aging & mental health, 29(4), 567-577. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2436468
Themes:
Financial mistreatment*, intervention*, neglect* and physical mistreatment*
Gullette, M. M. (2024). Preventing Eldercide in the United States: The Need for a New Social Contract with the Most Vulnerable. Women & Therapy, 47(4), 454-469. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2024.2390284
Themes:
Consequences*, covid-19* and physical mistreatment*
Hurwitz, D., Agee, H., Robertson, M., & Colburn, J. L. (2024). The medicare annual wellness visit: an opportunity to improve geriatric knowledge among internal medicine resident physicians. Gerontology & geriatrics education, 45(3), 438-443.https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2023.2217775
Pathé-Gautier, B., Scanvion, Q., Guigné, A., & Clément, R. (2024). Homicide-suicide: particularités gériatriques en médecine légale. Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement, 22(4), 405-410. https://doi.org/10.1684/pnv.2024.1200
Themes:
Physical mistreatment*
Shichijo, Y., Fusillo, T., Kahan, F., Bhatia, S., & Yamada, Y. (2024). Unveiling Hidden Abuse of Older Adults: A Case Study on the Critical Role of Clinical Vigilance and Skin Examinations. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19561
Themes:
Detection and identification* and physical mistreatment*
Scott, S., Brameier, D. T., Tryggedsson, I., Suneja, N., Stenquist, D. S., Weaver, M. J., & von Keudell, A. (2024). Elder abuse in the orthopaedic patient: an updated review of prevalence, identification, and screening tools for orthopaedic surgeons. Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 15, 21514593241266486. https://doi.org/10.1177/21514593241266486
Storey, J. E., Rogers, M. M., & Hohn, R. E. (2024). Older adult homicide: investigating case, victim and perpetrator characteristics in a national sample from England and Wales. The British Journal of Social Work, 54(7), 2880-2898.https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae067
Agaliotis, M., Morris, T., Katz, I., & Greenfield, D. (2025). Global approaches to older abuse research in institutional care settings: A systematic review. PloS one, 20(3), e0290482. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290482
Avieli, H. (2025). Older women’s reflections on the meaning of surviving an attempted intimate partner homicide in later life. Aging & Mental Health, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2541189
Themes:
Consequences* and physical mistreatment*