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Elder Abuse and Neglect

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Psychiatrists can play an important role in identifying older adults who may be victims of mistreatment, abuse, and neglect and intervene on behalf of this vulnerable population. This section summarizes the types of elder mistreatment, potential consequences, and physical and behavioral indicators of elder mistreatment.

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

    Ana Hategan

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Baylor Scott and White Health Central Texas Division, Dallas, TX, USA

    James A. Bourgeois

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, Canada

    James A. Bourgeois

  4. St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, USA

    Tracy Cheng

  5. Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Farmington, NM, USA

    Julie Young

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Hategan, A., Bourgeois, J.A., Cheng, T., Young, J. (2018). Elder Abuse and Neglect. In: Geriatric Psychiatry Study Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77128-1_17

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