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Peer reviewedDouglass, Richard L. – Family Relations, 1983
Reviews six studies of neglect and abuse of elderly persons in their homes. All of these investigations agree that a substantial but undocumented problem of domestic neglect and abuse exists; variety and severity of mistreatment ranges from reasonably benign to very severe, and causal theories are numerous. (WAS)
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Gerontology
