Burgess, A. W., Petreca, V., Brucato, G., Hoblock, C., Mars, M., Lamade, R. V., & Dowdell, E. B. (2025). Murdered Elder Indigenous Women and Legal Outcomes. Journal of interpersonal violence, 40(11-12), 2700-2730. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241280084
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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Gum, A. (2025). Integrating a Behavioral Intervention Into Elder Abuse Services Shows Promise in Treating Depression and PTSD in Elder Abuse Survivors. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(11), 1131-1133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2025.07.001
Johnstone, T. M., Najafali, D., Liu, F. C., Singh, D., Darrach, H., Staudenmayer, K., ... & Sheckter, C. C. (2025). National Analysis of Socioeconomic and Demographic Predictors of Physical Abuse Among Geriatric Individuals With Facial Fractures. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 10-1097. https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000011561
Mercier, E., & de Wit, K. (2025). Assessing for elder abuse after a low-level fall, we need to do better. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 27(6), 499-499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-00910-9
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
Voelker, R. (2025). Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults. JAMA. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.9546
Zangbar, B., Rafieezadeh, A., Jose, A., Kirsch, J., Shnaydman, I., Froula, G., ... & Prabhakaran, K. (2025). Social and Racial Disparity Impacts Victims of Physical Abuse Among Trauma Patients. Journal of Surgical Research, 313, 58-65.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2025.06.017
Zhou, Z., Zhuo, P., Chen, J., Wan, L., Yu, X., Wang, M., ... & Xia, Q. (2025). Elder abuse-related rib fractures: performance of chest computed tomography in two case reports. Forensic Sciences Research, owaf011. https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owaf011
Themes:
Detection and identification* and physical mistreatment*
Castledine, G. (2001). Case 58: abuse of elderly patients. Staff nurse who assaulted and restrained elderly patients. British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 10(19), 1236.
Themes:
Hospital settings* and physical mistreatment*
Bajpai, N., Kulshreshtha, K., Dubey, P., & Sharma, G. (2023). Travesty of life elders abuse an inquiry of physical and psychological abuse. Ageing International, 48(2), 413-437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-021-09479-x