Purpose: Elder mistreatment is now recognized internationally as a pervasive and growing
problem, urgently requiring the attention of health care systems, social welfare agencies …

Elder abuse is a global problem gaining recognition due to its severe impact on victims and
the ageing population. Increased recognition has led to the investigation of perpetrator and …

Summary In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a major public health
issue. To follow up on this resolution, on Oct 3 this year, WHO released the first World Report …

Violence pervades the lives of many people around the world, and touches all of us in some
way. To many people, staying out of harm's way is a matter of locking doors and windows …

Objectives. We estimated prevalence and assessed correlates of emotional, physical,
sexual, and financial mistreatment and potential neglect (defined as an identified need for …

The rapidly ageing population is placing increasing strain on healthcare services. Robots
have been proposed as a way to assist people to stay healthy and safe in their own homes …

Elder abuse has received increasing attention over the past decade as a common problem
with serious consequences for the health and wellbeing of old people. Our aim is to assist …

Dementia affects about 5% of the elderly population over age 65 years and has an
unexplained predominance in women and a low rate in some cultures. Different forms of …

Objectives: Caring for a sick or disabled relative has been linked to compromised caregiver
health, and risk factors for negative caregiver outcomes have been studied extensively, but …

The metaphor of domestic violence as chronic disease is a useful one for clinicians. Studies
of domestic violence over the life span suggest that, like many ongoing illnesses that are …