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The Problem of Elder Physical and Emotional Abuse
What This Guide Does and Does Not Cover
This guide begins by describing the problem of elder physical and psychological abuse and reviewing factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local elder abuse problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice.
Elder physical and emotional abuse are but two components of the larger set of problems related to maltreatment of vulnerable persons. This guide is limited to addressing the particular harms created by elder physical and emotional abuse. Related problems not directly addressed in this guide, each of which requires separate analysis, include:
Abuse of developmentally disabled persons
Child abuse and neglect
Domestic violence
Elder neglect
Elder sexual abuse
Financial exploitation of the elderly
Human trafficking
Patient abuse
