List of Contributor |
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Foreword |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Elder Abuse and Neglect |
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Elder Abuse: Danger for an Aging Population |
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Demographics: The Impact of an Aging Population |
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Forensic, Medical, and Legal Implications |
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15 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Identification of Elder Abuse |
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Observable Injury versus Suspected Abuse |
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34 | (4) |
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Intervention and Advocacy |
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Identification of Elder Abuse |
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51 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Dementia and Memory Disorders in Abuse in the Elderly |
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The First Evaluation: Is It Neurodegeneration or Other Illness? |
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Elder Maltreatment, Memory Disorders, and Dementia |
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61 | (1) |
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Elder Maltreatment and Alzheimer's Dementia |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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Dementia with Lewy Bodies |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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Mixed Dementia and Overlapping Presentations |
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71 | (1) |
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Stages of Dementia and Risk for Abuse |
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71 | (1) |
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Assisted Living Facilities |
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76 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Interpersonal Violence and the Elderly |
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The Elderly and Interpersonal Violence |
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85 | (1) |
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Elder Abuse and Violence: The Role of Relationships |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (2) |
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Unintentional Elder Abuse and Violence |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (4) |
Chapter 5 Wound Identification and Physical Abuse |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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Skin Anatomical Structures and Aging Influence |
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110 | (1) |
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Impact of Aging on Integument |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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Skin Injury and Overlapping Phases of Healing |
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114 | (5) |
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119 | (2) |
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Definitions of Injury Terms |
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121 | (6) |
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Field Triage Decision Schema |
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127 | (2) |
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Intentional Injury in Older Persons |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Sexual Assault And Rape of the Older Person |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Sexuality and the Older Person |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (1) |
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Offenders With Paraphilias That Include Older Persons |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (1) |
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Sex, Rape, and Genital Injury |
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150 | (2) |
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Sexual Assault, Sexuality, and Dementia |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (4) |
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162 | (1) |
Chapter 7 Psychological Abuse |
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Psychological Abuse: Elder Harm Without Visible Injury |
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163 | (1) |
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The Need for Both Forensic and Medical Analysis of Psychological Abuse |
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164 | (1) |
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Understanding the Life Space of the Elder |
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165 | (1) |
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Psychological and Developmental Factors |
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166 | (2) |
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Impact and Consequences of Psychological Abuse |
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168 | (1) |
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Perpetrators of Psychological Elder Abuse |
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169 | (2) |
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Varieties of Psychological Abuse |
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171 | (2) |
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Challenges in Documentation: Assessment and Evaluation Tools |
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Abandonment: An Emerging Trend in Psychological Abuse |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (3) |
Chapter 8 Multidisciplinary Collaboration |
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183 | (1) |
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The Multidisciplinary Team |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (3) |
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188 | (4) |
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Bringing the Collaboration Together |
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Chapter 9 Death Investigation |
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199 | (1) |
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The Medicolegal Death Investigation |
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200 | (3) |
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The Elder Death Investigation |
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210 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Medication and Substance Use and Misuse in the Elderly |
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Substance Use Disorder, Self-Neglect, and Comorbid Conditions in the Elderly |
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213 | (3) |
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Alcohol Use and Polysubstance Use Disorder |
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216 | (1) |
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Benzodiazepine Use Disorder |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (3) |
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Over-the-Counter Medications |
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221 | (2) |
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Medication Diversion: The Elderly as a Drug Source |
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223 | (1) |
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Conclusion and Implications |
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225 | (2) |
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229 | (2) |
Chapter 11 The Medical Examiner Response |
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231 | (1) |
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Anatomic and Physiological Factors |
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232 | (1) |
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Forensic Markers of Elder Abuse |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (3) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (2) |
Chapter 12 The Criminal Justice Response to Elder Abuse |
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241 | (16) |
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241 | (1) |
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Embarking on the Journey: Building a MultiDisciplinary Approach |
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242 | (4) |
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From Investigation to Prosecution |
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246 | (1) |
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Types of Criminal Elder Abuse |
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247 | (6) |
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Preparing the Elderly Victim for the Criminal Justice System |
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253 | (2) |
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Challenges for the Future |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
Index |
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