Beach, S. R., Liu, P., Deliema, M., Iris, M., Howe, M. J. & Conrad, K. J. (2017). Development of Short-Form Measures to Assess Four Types of Elder Mistreatment: Findings from an Evidence-Based Study of APS Elder Abuse Substantiation Decisions. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 29(4), 229-253.
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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Burnes, D., Pillemer, K. & Lachs, M. S. (2017). Elder Abuse Severity: A Critical but Understudied Dimension of Victimization for Clinicians and Researchers. Gerontologist, 57(4), 745-756.
Themes:
Neglect*, physical mistreatment*, psychological mistreatment* and research*
Labrum, T. (2017). Factors Related to Abuse of Older Persons by Relatives with Psychiatric Disorders. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 68, 126-134.
Santos, A. J., Nunes, B., Kislaya, I., Gil, A. P. & Ribeiro, O. (2017). Psychological Elder Abuse: Measuring Severity Levels or Potential Family Conflicts? Journal of Adult Protection, 19(6), 380-393.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and psychological mistreatment*
Porrúa-García, C., Rodríguez-Carballeira, Á., Escartín, J., Gómez-Benito, J., Almendros, C. & Martín-Peña, J. (2016). Development and Validation of the Scale of Psychological Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence (EAPA-P). Psicothema, 28(2), 214-221.
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.
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.
Ribot, V. C., Rousseaux, E., García, T. C., Arteaga, E., Ramos, M. E. & Alfonso, M. (2015). Psychological the Most Common Elder Abuse in a Havana Neighborhood. MEDICC Review, 17(2), 39-43.
Fulmer, T., Rodgers, R. F. & Pelger, A. (2014). Verbal mistreatment of the elderly. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 26(4), 351-364.
Soares, J. F., Viitasara, E., Macassa, G., Melchiorre, M. G., Stankunas, M., Lindert, J., & ... Torres-González, F. (2014). The impact of psychological abuse on somatic symptoms: a study of older persons aged 60-84 years. Journal Of Adult Protection, 16(4), 213-231.
Themes:
Consequences* and psychological mistreatment*