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International handbook of elder abuse and mistreatment

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	International handbook of elder abuse and mistreatment/ edited by Mala Kapur Shankardass.
other author:	Shankardass, Mala Kapur.
Published:	Singapore :Springer Singapore : : 2020.,
Description:	xiii, 649 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
[NT 15003449]:	Perspectives on Elder Abuse and Mistreatment from Selected Countries and Regions: A Preamble -- Why More Pilot Studies of Elder Mistreatment Are Necessary -- Part I: America -- United States Issues in Elder Abuse -- Coordinating Elder Abuse Prevention and Treatment Across Organizations in the USA -- Elder Abuse in Mexico -- Elder Abuse in Chile: Evidence, Legal Regulations and Immediate Challenges -- The Power of Elder Abuse Networks in Canada: A Model for Social Change -- The IPRAS Model: Montreal's Integrated Police Response for Abused Seniors -- Part II: Caribbean -- Violence Toward Elderly Adults. Cases Registered During the Years 2015-2017 in a National Program in Peru -- Elder Abuse-An Examination of the Situation in Jamaica -- Marginality and Elder Abuse in Puerto Rico: An Emerging Social Problem -- Part III: Europe -- Elder Abuse and the Human Rights Approach-Insights and Experiences from Finland -- Elder Abuse in Romania: Work in Progress -- Violence and Maltreatment of the Elderly in Hungary -- Care of Elderly in Portugal: Ofﬁcial Data and Scientiﬁc and Professional Challenges -- Prevention of Elder Abuse in Germany -- Elder Abuse and Mistreatment in Flanders: Prevalence and Prevention -- Elder Abuse and Adult Safeguarding in UK -- Part IV: Middle East, West and South Asia -- Coping with Elder Abuse in Israel: The Multi-systemic Model -- The Elderly as Social Victims of Modernization: Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly in Turkey -- Reﬂections on Elder Abuse and Mistreatment in India -- Elder Abuse and Mistreatment in Nepal -- Elder Abuse and Older Women's Vulnerability: A Growing Concern in Bangladesh -- Situational Overview of Elder Abuse in Sri Lanka -- Part V: East Asia and Oceania -- The Road of Korean Society's Fight Against Elder Abuse -- Japan's 10-Year Legislative Experience, Current Status and Future Challenges in Preventing Elder Abuse -- A Multidisciplinary Care Management Approach to Preventing and Managing Elder Abuse: The Singapore Experience -- Elder Abuse in Chinese Populations -- Designing Australian Responses to Elder Abuse: Issues and Challenges -- Elder Abuse in Australia -- Part VI: Africa -- Prevalence of Elder Abuse in Emuhaya Sub-county, Vihiga County, Kenya -- Elder Abuse and Mistreatment in the Community in Nigeria: A Myth or Reality? -- Older People in Liberia: An Afterthought for Policy Development -- Elder Abuse in Africa.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Older people - Handbooks, manuals, etc. - Abuse of -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8610-7
ISBN:	9789811386107

International handbook of elder abuse and mistreatment
International handbook of elder abuse and mistreatment[electronic resource] /edited by Mala Kapur Shankardass. - Singapore :Springer Singapore :2020. - xiii, 649 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Perspectives on Elder Abuse and Mistreatment from Selected Countries and Regions: A Preamble -- Why More Pilot Studies of Elder Mistreatment Are Necessary -- Part I: America -- United States Issues in Elder Abuse -- Coordinating Elder Abuse Prevention and Treatment Across Organizations in the USA -- Elder Abuse in Mexico -- Elder Abuse in Chile: Evidence, Legal Regulations and Immediate Challenges -- The Power of Elder Abuse Networks in Canada: A Model for Social Change -- The IPRAS Model: Montreal's Integrated Police Response for Abused Seniors -- Part II: Caribbean -- Violence Toward Elderly Adults. Cases Registered During the Years 2015-2017 in a National Program in Peru -- Elder Abuse-An Examination of the Situation in Jamaica -- Marginality and Elder Abuse in Puerto Rico: An Emerging Social Problem -- Part III: Europe -- Elder Abuse and the Human Rights Approach-Insights and Experiences from Finland -- Elder Abuse in Romania: Work in Progress -- Violence and Maltreatment of the Elderly in Hungary -- Care of Elderly in Portugal: Ofﬁcial Data and Scientiﬁc and Professional Challenges -- Prevention of Elder Abuse in Germany -- Elder Abuse and Mistreatment in Flanders: Prevalence and Prevention -- Elder Abuse and Adult Safeguarding in UK -- Part IV: Middle East, West and South Asia -- Coping with Elder Abuse in Israel: The Multi-systemic Model -- The Elderly as Social Victims of Modernization: Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly in Turkey -- Reﬂections on Elder Abuse and Mistreatment in India -- Elder Abuse and Mistreatment in Nepal -- Elder Abuse and Older Women's Vulnerability: A Growing Concern in Bangladesh -- Situational Overview of Elder Abuse in Sri Lanka -- Part V: East Asia and Oceania -- The Road of Korean Society's Fight Against Elder Abuse -- Japan's 10-Year Legislative Experience, Current Status and Future Challenges in Preventing Elder Abuse -- A Multidisciplinary Care Management Approach to Preventing and Managing Elder Abuse: The Singapore Experience -- Elder Abuse in Chinese Populations -- Designing Australian Responses to Elder Abuse: Issues and Challenges -- Elder Abuse in Australia -- Part VI: Africa -- Prevalence of Elder Abuse in Emuhaya Sub-county, Vihiga County, Kenya -- Elder Abuse and Mistreatment in the Community in Nigeria: A Myth or Reality? -- Older People in Liberia: An Afterthought for Policy Development -- Elder Abuse in Africa.

This first-of-its-kind work on elder abuse and mistreatment provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the subject. Covering almost all regions of the world, it highlights different dimensions of elder abuse and mistreatment in terms of their prevalence, incidence, prevention, treatment, management and response from governments and civil society, academic and research communities, and society in general. Written by international specialists from various disciplinary and presenting the latest findings and data, the handbook includes sections on the Americas; the Caribbean; Europe; Central, West and South Asia; East Asia and Asia-Pacific; and Africa. The chapters offer clarity on the concept and forms of elder abuse and neglect, discuss research methodology, and provide policy options, legislative solutions and programmatic responses to give relief to older people as victims of abuse and neglect as well as to deal with the perpetrators. This book is intended for a wide range of students and researchers interested in aging, from sociology, to social work, community medicine, public health, clinical psychology, and human rights/law.

ISBN: 9789811386107

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-13-8610-7doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

3444166
Older people
--Abuse of--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

LC Class. No.: HV6626.3

Dewey Class. No.: 362.682

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