Feltner, C., Peat, C., Asher, G. N., Wright, S., Vaughan, J., Middleton, J. C., & Jonas, D. E. (2025). Screening for intimate partner violence and for caregiver abuse of older or vulnerable adults: an evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.2449?utm_campaign=articlePDF%26utm_medium=articlePDFlink%26utm_source=articlePDF%26utm_content=jama.2025.2449
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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Katigbak, C., Browning, W. R., Savitz, S., & Pickering, C. E. (2025). Elder Mistreatment Within Stroke Family Caregiving. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 44(3), 458-462. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648241277042
Meyer, K., Yonashiro-Cho, J., Zauszniewski, J., Burant, C., Mosqueda, L., Gassoumis, Z., & Benton, D. (2025). A feasibility study of KINDER: an elder mistreatment intervention for family caregivers of persons living with dementia. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 37(2), 107-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2025.2460835
Themes:
Caregivers*, intervention* and psychological mistreatment*
Meyer, K., Yonashiro-Cho, J., Zauszniewski, J., Burant, C., Mosqueda, L., Gassoumis, Z., & Benton, D. (2025). A feasibility study of KINDER: an elder mistreatment intervention for family caregivers of persons living with dementia. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 37(2), 107-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2025.2460835
Themes:
Caregivers*, intervention*, prevention* and psychological mistreatment*
Mounir Alaoui, O., Fayel, A., Morain, E., De Blanchard, D., Paquet, C., & Cognat, E. (2025). Violent Behaviors in Frontotemporal Dementia. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 08919887251348933. https://doi.org/10.1177/08919887251348933
Pickering, C. E., Yildiz, M., Browning, W. R., Hernandez Chilatra, J., Yefimova, M., Maxwell, C. D., & Sullivan, T. (2025). Causal Mediation Analysis for the Intergenerational Transmission of Violence Reveals Pathways From Child Maltreatment to Elder Mistreatment. The Gerontologist, 65(6), gnaf132. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf132
Rosen, T., Shaw, A., Elman, A., Baek, D., Gottesman, E., Park, S., ... & Czaja, S. J. (2025). Focusing on caregiver neglect: A novel strategy for mistreatment of older adults screening and intervention. The Gerontologist, 65(2), gnae185.https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae185
US Preventive Services Task Force, Silverstein, M., Wong, J. B., Davis, E. M., Chelmow, D., Coker, T. R., Fernandez, A., Gibson, E., Jaén, C. R., Krousel-Wood, M., Lee, S., Nicholson, W. K., Rao, G., Ruiz, J. M., Stevermer, J., Tsevat, J., Underwood, S. M., & Wiehe, S. (2025). Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA, 334(4), 329–338. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.9009
Szafranek, A. (2025). Ways to protect adults, carers and older people experiencing domestic violence–the Polish example. The Journal of Adult Protection, 27(3), 156-164. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-11-2024-0063
Themes:
Caregivers* and intimate partner violence*
Voelker, R. (2025). Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults. JAMA. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.9546