Abuse of Older Men

ISBN-13: 9780789035424 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 212 str.

Jordan I. Kosberg

Opis

For the most part, often only women are considered the victims of elder abuse. However, men are also subject to this disturbing social problem. Abuse of Older Men examines the diverse aspects of this surprisingly widespread issue that includes sexual abuse, abuse by intimates, and benign neglect in the health care field, as well as effective treatment strategies. This unique resource provides the latest research and crucial discussions of why the problem is often invisible, under-studied, and under-treated. Detailed explorations include risk assessment, differential detection of abuse of one gender over the other, the risk of abandonment, economic exploitation, and the issues of older men who had been abused in childhood.

Recenzje

"The book, which also has been co-published as a special edition of the Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, clearly highlights that men are subject to elder abuse just like women, but it also clearly acknowledges that older abused men may need different health and social interventions." - International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2012

Spis treści

• Introduction (Jordan I. Kosberg)
• Intimate Partner Abuse of Older Men: Considerations for the Assessment of Risk (Kim A. Reeves, Sarah L. Desmarais, Tonia L. Nicholls, and Kevin S. Douglas)
• From Behind the Shadows: A Profile of the Sexual Abuse of Older Men Residing in Nursing Homes (Pamela B. Teaster, Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik, Marta S. Mendiondo, Erin Abner, Kara Cecil, and Mary Tooms)
• Detection and Prevalence of Abuse of Older Males: Perspectives from Family Practice (Mark J. Yaffe, Deborah Weiss, Christina Wolfson, and Maxine Lithwick)
• Osteoporosis: An Invisible, Undertreated, and Neglected Disease of Elderly Men (Marilyn L. Haas and Katen Moore)
• Fractured Relationships and the Potential for Abuse of Older Men (Dorothy C. Stratton and Alinde J. Moore)
• Notes on Newspaper Accounts of Male Elder Abuse (R. L. McNeely and Philip W. Cook)
• Identifying and Working with Older Male Victims of Abuse in England (Jacki Pritchard)
• Gendered Policies and Practices that Increase Older Men’s Risk of Elder Mistreatment (Edward H. Thompson, Jr., William Buxton, P. Casey Gough, and Cara Wahle)
• Invention with Abused Older Males: Conceptual and Clinical Perspectives (Leonard W. Kaye, Diana Kay, and Jennifer A. Crittenden)
• Abuse of Elderly Male Client: Efforts and Experiences in Rural and Urban Adult Protective Services (Robert Blundo and Joseph Bullington)
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Kosberg, Jordan I.