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Download full textReis, Bruce E. – 1989
Incidence rates are critically examined in light of varying definitions of what constitutes elder abuse. It is suggested that the clinician's position of mandatory reporting is an unrealistic response in many cases of elder abuse due to the lack of adequate support services for either the abuser or the elder. Outcome studies are used to support…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Clinical Diagnosis, Elder Abuse, Family Violence
Morrow, Marilyn J.; Doyle, Kathleen – 1984
The Elder Abuse Awareness Project was developed to determine the incidence of abuse and neglect of elderly people in several rural counties in central Illinois. A primary purpose of the study was to survey service providers as to their actual encounters with elder abuse and neglect. Each provider was asked about warning signs or cues that were…
Descriptors: Community Services, Crisis Intervention, Elder Abuse, Family Problems
