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The Complaints of Physical and Sexual Trauma: A Trauma-Informed Approach

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Elder mistreatment comprises a multitude of behaviors including physical, psychological (or emotional), financial, and sexual abuse, and neglect by other persons or self-neglect. This chapter will discuss the biopsychosocial “red flags” for physical and sexual trauma arising during on-call or crisis situations in geriatric patients, offer strategies for work-up and management of trauma in this population, offer guidance in framing screening questions for abuse, and introduce the concept of trauma-informed care. For a broader discussion of the psychiatrist’s role in the diagnosis and management of suspected elder mistreatment, see Chap. 13. The Physical and Behavioral Indicators of Elder Mistreatment and Neglect.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, APSS Stockton Clinic, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Caroline Giroux MD

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Albina Veltman MD

  3. St. Joseph’ Healthcare Hamilton, Faculty Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology, Institute for Applied Health Sciences at McMaster, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Lisebeth Gatkowski RN, BScN

  4. Kaiser Permanente, Roseville, CA, USA

    Kolja Paech MD

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  1. Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neuros, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Ana Hategan

  2. Dept. of Psychiatry/Langley Porter Psych, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, New York, USA

    James A. Bourgeois

  3. Dept.of Internal Med.,Div of General Med, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA

    Calvin H. Hirsch

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Giroux, C., Veltman, A., Gatkowski, L., Paech, K. (2016). The Complaints of Physical and Sexual Trauma: A Trauma-Informed Approach. In: Hategan, A., Bourgeois, J., Hirsch, C. (eds) On-Call Geriatric Psychiatry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30346-8_14

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