The Mistreatment of Elderly People - Frank J. Glendenning - Hardcover - First Edition

"The publication of this volume appears timely and arose through a series of study days on elder abuse....has a place on any hospital library, rather than on a clinician's bookshelf." --Old Age Psychiatry "The editors have carefully avoided some of the pitfalls of previous works on the topic by taking a more comprehensive and rigorous approach. The contributors pay careful attention to problems of defining elder abuse, and avoid the poorly constructed and often tautological definitions that have plagued earlier efforts. Griffths and colleagues' chapter on elder abuse and the law is of particular interest as a comparison to legal developments in elder abuse in the United States. The Mistreatment of Elderly People provides a solid overview of the state-of-the-art of work on elder abuse in Britain. Practitioners in particular will find useful insights in this volume, as will others with an interest in an international perspective on elder mistreatment. - Karl Pillemer, Contemporary Gerontology "This comprehensive and very interesting book examines a myriad of issues related to elder abuse and neglect. It features an admirable list of contributors who give unique and thought-provoking perspectives on elder abuse and neglect from their own clinical and academic focus. . . . In summary, The Mistreatment of Elderly People is a book to include in the library of information on elder abuse and neglect. The book focuses on individual disciplines and their contribution to the identification, assessment, and intervention in cases of abuse and neglect." --Violence Update "Read it in medicine, nursing, social work, and all health-care settings. It informs and illustrates by case examples, and the interface with the law, social work, nursing, and general practice are usefully highlighted. It looks to the future." --The Lancet "The book is successful in several ways. Anyone who has tackled the problem of defining abuse will not underestimate the difficulties which have been overcome in Frank Glendenning's opening chapter, which offers a well-informed presentation and an up-to-date picture of research. . . . This book constantly draws attention to abuse as a crucial issue for institutional as well as community care. . . . I recommend this book as a synthesis of useful knowledge about elder abuse. It will provide all those involved in this debate with a more informed basis for discussion of how best to tackle and prevent abuse." --Ageing and Society "[The book] contains a number of excellent case examples, which admirably illustrate what elder abuse, or what is known in Britain as the mistreatment of elderly people, is about. . . . [It] provides an excellent starting point for facing the reality of elder abuse, which unfortunately is not a pretty story. I recommend this book to all gerontologists and to those who are concerned about the humane care of the elderly population." --Canadian Journal on Aging The mistreatment, abuse, and neglect of older people is nothing new. But over the last decade we have finally become aware of it as a social phenomenon. In response, a body of research and literature is emerging, but we still lack clear definitions and explanations of abuse and neglect, as well as strategies for dealing with and preventing mistreatment of the elderly. The Mistreatment of Elderly People opens up this discussion and presents an overview of the key research and theoretical explanations of elder abuse. The various contributions draw together the perspectives of professionals from different disciplines to assess the clinical and legal implications, sociological perspectives, issues for nurses and physicians, and models for prevention of abuse. This volume argues for clearer explanations of abuse which go beyond immediate practical considerations and observations, and provides clear guidelines for tackling and preventing the problem. The MistreatmenDecalmer, Peter is the author of 'The Mistreatment of Elderly People - Frank J. Glendenning - Hardcover - First Edition' with ISBN 9780803987128 and ISBN 0803987129.