Prevalence and Correlates of Emotional, Physical, Sexual, and Financial Abuse and Potential Neglect in the United States: The National Elder Mistreatment Study

Acierno, Ron; A. Hernandez, Melba; B. Amstadter, Ananda; S. Resnick, Heidi; Steve, Kenneth; Muzzy, Wendy; G. Kilpatrick, Dean

doi:10.2105/ajph.2009.163089

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Prevalence and Correlates of Emotional, Physical, Sexual, and Financial Abuse and Potential Neglect in the United States: The National Elder Mistreatment Study

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Authors:

Ron Acierno

Melba A. Hernandez

Ananda B. Amstadter

Abstract

Objectives. We estimated prevalence and assessed correlates of emotional, physical, sexual, and financial mistreatment and potential neglect (defined as an identified need for assistance that no one was actively addressing) of adults aged 60 years or older in a randomly selected national sample. Met...

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