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Peer reviewedBulcroft, Kris; And Others – Gerontologist, 1991
Examined demographic profiles of older wards and their guardians and adjudication process, as experienced by older persons placed in legal guardianship. Found that family members' petitions for guardianship were seldom challenged by older person and goal of most guardianship cases was to preserve older individual's estate. Suggests that state…
Descriptors: Competence, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Elder Abuse
Peer reviewedPaveza, Gregory J.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1992
Examined violence among 184 Alzheimer patients and their caregivers. Analysis of severe violence subscale of Conflict Tactics Scale indicated that 15.8 percent of patients had been violent in year since diagnosis; 5.4 percent of caregivers had been violent toward patient; and prevalence of violence was 17.4 percent. Variables most associated with…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, At Risk Persons, Depression (Psychology), Elder Abuse
