Elder abuse: Selected papers from the prague world congress on family violence

Elizabeth Podnieks, Jordan I. Kosberg, Ariela Lowenstein

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Elder Abuse: Selected Papers from the Prague World Congress on Family Violence is an invaluable collection of the most important presentation papers from the Prague World Congress on Family Violence. This comprehensive book presents the latest research and detailed information on the difficult issues surrounding elder abuse around the world. International experts use a multidisciplinary approach to provide ideas and insights to help provide researchers, educators, and practitioners with practical strategies for dealing with the numerous facets of this disturbing issue.

Different types of abuse are explored in detail, including physical, financial, and emotional. This comprehensive source is richly referenced, with helpful tables to clearly explain data valuable to all law and health professionals involved in the issues of elder abuse.

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Elder Abuse: Selected Papers from the Prague World Congress on Family Violence is essential reading for researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers in the fields of aging, health, mental health, social services, adult protective services, domestic violence, law, and criminal justice.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Number of pages215
ISBN (Electronic)9780203051269
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StatePublished - 1 Jan 2012

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences
  • General Psychology

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