Elder Abuse
Forensic, Legal and Medical Aspects

A guide to assist with the current challenges of elder abuse for those working or studying in this field

Amy Carney (Edited by)

9780128157794

Paperback, published 17 September 2019

282 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.9 cm, 0.63 kg

Approx.264 pages

1. Epidemiology of Elder Abuse and Neglect
2. Identification of Elder Abuse
3. Dementia and Memory Disorders in Abuse in the Elderly
4. Interpersonal Violence and the Elderly
5. Wound Identification and Physical Abuse
6. Sexual Assault And Rape of the Older Person
7. Psychological Abuse
8. Multidisciplinary Collaboration
9. Death Investigation
10. Medication and Substance Use and Misuse in the Elderly
11. The Medical Examiner Response
12. The Criminal Justice Response to Elder Abuse

Subject Areas: Orthopaedics & fractures [MNS], Forensic science [JKVF1]