Carthy, N., Best, D., & Divers, A. (2023). The Process of Leaving Abuse: Midlife and Older Male Experiences of Female-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of interpersonal violence, 38(17-18), 10409–10432. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231173431
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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Divin, C. A., Volker, D. L., & Champion, J. D. (2023). Stories of Hope and Health: Wisdom From Older Mexican–American Women Who Broke Free From the Entangled Web of Love and Violence. Violence against women, 29(11), 2104-2126. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221127720
Themes:
Intimate partner violence*
Doherty, M. E., & Scannell-Desch, E. (2023). Posttraumatic growth in women who have experienced intimate partner abuse. Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, 61(8), 34-41. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20230222-01
Wu, L., Huang, Y., Gao, Y., Chen, Q., & McLaren, H. (2023). Domestic violence survivors who became anti-domestic violence volunteers: A qualitative study in China. The British Journal of Social Work, 53(4), 2157-2175.
Themes:
Help-Seeking* and intimate partner violence*
Zobdeh, A., Bandari, R., Heravi-Karimooi, M., Mashayekh, M., Hazrati, M., & Montazeri, A. (2023). Development and validation of the short form domestic elder abuse assessment questionnaire (SF-DEAQ). BMC geriatrics, 23(1), 654.
Bagherzadeh, R., Sayad Nik, A., Gharibi, T., & Vahedparast, H. (2024). The predictive role of intimate partner violence in treatment adherence among women with chronic illness: A cross-sectional study. Chronic illness, 20(1), 76-85. https://doi.org/10.1177/17423953231158731
Giraldo-Rodrguíez, L., & Agudelo-Botero, M. (2024). Elder abuse experienced by older Mexican women with disabilities: a current and retrospective view on domestic violence. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 36(2), 93-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2023.2297224
Lonbay, S. P., & Southall, C. (2024). Identifying and responding to domestic abuse in the older population: key challenges and complexities. European Journal of Social Work, 27(2), 374-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2023.2219413
Themes:
Intimate partner violence* and working environments*
Rushwan, S., Skipalska, H., Capasso, A., Navario, P., & Castillo, T. (2024). Understanding domestic violence among older women in Ukraine: A secondary analysis using gender-based violence screening data. Journal of interpersonal violence, 39(7-8), 1760-1784. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231214594
Warburton-Wynn, A. (2024). The benefits of using a Shared Lives type community response to support survivors of domestic abuse with disabilities and older survivors. The Journal of Adult Protection. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-12-2023-0037
Themes:
Intimate partner violence*