Acierno, R., Steedley, M., Hernandez-Tejada, M. A., Frook, G., Watkins, J., & Muzzy, W. (2020). Relevance of Perpetrator Identity to Reporting Elder Financial and Emotional Mistreatment. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(2), 221–225.
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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Ahnlund, P., Andersson, T., Snellman, F., Sundström, M., & Heimer, G. (2020). Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual, Physical, and Psychological Violence Against Women and Men of 60 to 74 Years in Sweden. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence, 35(5–6), 1539–1561.
Alexa, I. D., Ilie, A. C., Pislaru, A. I., Dronic, A., Gavrilovici, O., Alexa-Stratulat, T., Stefaniu, R., Sandu, I., Nuta, C., & Herghelegiu, A. M. (2020). Elder abuse and associated factors in eastern romania. Psychogeriatrics: The Official Journal Of The Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 20(2), 196–205.
Themes:
Hospital settings* and psychological mistreatment*
Simmons, J., Wiklund, N., Ludvigsson, M., Nägga, K., & Swahnberg, K. (2020). Validation of REAGERA-S: a new self-administered instrument to identify elder abuse and lifetime experiences of abuse in hospitalized older adults. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 32(2), 173–195.
Berkowsky, R. W. (2020). Elder Mistreatment and Psychological Well-Being among Older Americans. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(20). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207525
Themes:
Psychological mistreatment*
Chao, Y.-Y., Li, M., Lu, S.-E., & Dong, X. (2020). Elder mistreatment and psychological distress among U.S. Chinese older adults. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 1–19.
Themes:
Consequences* and psychological mistreatment*
Burnes, D., Acierno, R., & Hernandez-Tejada, M. (2019). Help-Seeking Among Victims of Elder Abuse: Findings From the National Elder Mistreatment Study. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 74(5), 891–896.
Chang, M. (2019). Comparative Study on Subjective Experience of Elder Abuse Between Older Korean Immigrants in the United States and Older Koreans in Korea. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 88(2), 187–210.
Kołodziejczak, S., Terelak, A., & Bulsa, M. (2019). Domestic violence against seniors in rural areas of West Pomerania, Poland. Annals Of Agricultural And Environmental Medicine: AAEM, 26(1), 92–96.
Liu, P.-J., Conrad, K. J., Beach, S. R., Iris, M., & Schiamberg, L. B. (2019). The Importance of Investigating Abuser Characteristics in Elder Emotional/Psychological Abuse: Results from Adult Protective Services Data. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences And Social Sciences, 74(5), 897–907.