Richard-Devantoy, S., & Jollant, F. (2024). Conduites suicidaires de la personne âgée: état des connaissances. NPG Neurologie-Psychiatrie-Gériatrie, 24(143), 269-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.npg.2024.04.002
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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Ricoy-Cano, A. J., Zambrano-Rodríguez, C. V., de la Fuente-Robles, Y. M., & Vásquez-Peña, G. E. (2024). Violence, abuse and neglect in older women in rural and remote areas: A scoping review and prevalence meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 25(4), 3037-3053. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241234342
Wei, W., Balser, S., Nguyen, A. W., & Qin, W. (2024). Elder abuse in older adults with dementia: protective factors and adverse effects. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 25(5), 3827-3842. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241265379
Themes:
Caregivers*, consequences* and mistreatment in general
Yueh, K. Y., & Chang, W. J. (2024). Insights into elder abuse: a bibliometric analysis. The Journal of Adult Protection, 26(5), 211-225.http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JAP-03-2024-0017
Themes:
Mistreatment in general
Andrade, F. M. D. D., Vasconcelos, N. M. D., Souza, J. B. D., Mascarenhas, M. D. M., Minayo, M. C. D. S., & Malta, D. C. (2025). Associated factors with self-reported elder abuse: analysis of the National Health Survey-2019. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 30, e01692024. DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232025304.01692024EN
Askari, M., Bahramnezhad, F., Sharifi, F., & Navab, E. (2025). Prevalence and risk factors of abuse among older adults registered with health centers in Southern Tehran: a population-based study. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 37(1), 234.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-025-03137-x
Baek, D., Gottesman, E., Makaroun, L. K., Elman, A., Stern, M. E., Shaw, A., ... & Rosen, T. (2025). Long‐Term Trajectories of Older Adults Served by an Emergency Department/Hospital‐Based Elder Mistreatment Response Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19351
Themes:
Consequences*, hospital settings* and mistreatment in general
Bordbar, S., Ahmadinejad, P., Bahmaei, J., Vejdani, M., & Yusefi, A. R. (2025). Examining the severity of disability and vulnerability among older adults and its impact on elder abuse: a cross-sectional study. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 16999.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02049-0
Bows, H., Pullerits, M., & Quinn-Walker, N. (2025). Perpetrators of domestic abuse against older adults–a rapid evidence assessment. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 102056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2025.102056
Brijnath, B., Cavuoto, M. G., Feldman, P., Dow, B., Antoniades, J., Ostaszkiewicz, J., ... & Markusevska, S. (2025). Codesigning training for health providers to improve detection and response to elder abuse. The Gerontologist, 65(4), gnae153.https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae153
Themes:
Mistreatment in general