Old Age Abuse: A new perspective

Abstract

One The Nature of Abuse.- 1 Introduction: the issues, practice and policy.- 2 The victims: older people and their carers in a domestic setting.- 3 Prevalence and prevention of abuse.- 4 Caring for carers: understanding the process that leads to abuse.- Two Older People, Home and Away.- 5 Dependency or interdependency? Is the concept of 'dependent-abuse' helpful?.- 6 Dependence, power and violation: gender issues in abuse of elderly people by formal carers.- 7 Physical abuse in homes and hospitals.- Three Dealing with Old Age Abuse.- 8 Clinical diagnosis and treatment.- 9 Social work practice in dealing with abuse.- 10 Considerations for practice.- Four Aspects of Abuse.- 11 Racial aspects of elder abuse.- 12 Homicide in elderly couples.- 13 Social work and old age abuse: laying down the law.- 14 Lifting the lid on elder abuse: questions and doubts.- Five Training Issues.- 15 Elder abuse and neglect: developing training programmes.- 16 Perspectives in training: assessment and intervention issues in old age abuse.- Appendix A summary and commentary on No Longer Afraid.

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