Yaffe, M.J., Wolfson, C. & Lithwick, M. (2009). Professions show different enquiry strategies for elder abuse detection: implications for training and interprofessional care. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 23(6), 646-654.
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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2008
Lithwick, M., Beaulieu, M., Gravel, S. & Straka, SM. (2008). The mistreatment of older adults: perpetrator-victim and interventions. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 11(4), 95-112
Themes:
Intervention*
Nahmiash, D. & Schwartz, R. (2008). A community response to financial abuse of older adults. Indian Journal of Gerontology, 22(3/4), 265-290.
Themes:
Community-based* and financial mistreatment*
Richard, L., Gauvin, L., Gosselin, C., Ducharme, F., Sapinski, J.-P. & Trudel, M. (2008). Integrating the ecological approach in health promotion for older adults: a survey of programs aimed at elder abuse prevention, falls prevention, and appropriate medication use. International Journal of Public Health, 53(1), 46-56.
Themes:
Prevention*
Straka, S. M. & Montminy, L. (2008). Family violence: Through the Lens of Power and Control. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 8(3), 255-279.
Wiseman, M. (2008). The role of the dentist in recognizing elder abuse. Journal Canadian Dental Association, 74(8), 715-720.
Themes:
Detection and identification*
Yaffe, M.J., Wolfson, C., Lithwick, M. & Weiss, D. (2008). Development and validation of a tool to improve physician identification of elder abuse: the elder abuse suspicion index (EASI). Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 20(3), 276-300.
2007
Beaulieu, M., Dubé, M., Bergeron, C. & Cousineau, M.-M. (2007). Are elderly men worried about crime? Journal of Aging Studies, 21, 336-346.