Elder Abuse: Forensic, Legal and Medical Aspects

Author:   Amy Carney, NP, PhD, FAAFS (Associate Director for the School of Nursing, Associate Professor, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780128157794


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   17 September 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Elder Abuse: Forensic, Legal and Medical Aspects focuses on the psychological, financial and physical abuse and neglect that is widespread in elder abuse across socioeconomic levels. It provides expert information on forensic and legal topics that professionals need to understand to confront these crimes. The topics included are those most important in the detection and prosecution of elder abuse. Identification and epidemiology are discussed, as are types and presentations of abuse. Written at a level for both professionals and students who wish to gain a broader understanding of specific forensic topics in elder maltreatment, this book is an ideal source.

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Author:   Amy Carney, NP, PhD, FAAFS (Associate Director for the School of Nursing, Associate Professor, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780128157794


ISBN 10:   0128157798
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   17 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Epidemiology of Elder Abuse and Neglect 2. Identification of Elder Abuse 3. Dementia and Memory Disorders in Abuse in the Elderly 4. Interpersonal Violence and the Elderly 5. Wound Identification and Physical Abuse 6. Sexual Assault And Rape of the Older Person 7. Psychological Abuse 8. Multidisciplinary Collaboration 9. Death Investigation 10. Medication and Substance Use and Misuse in the Elderly 11. The Medical Examiner Response 12. The Criminal Justice Response to Elder Abuse

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Dr. Carney has practiced in geriatrics for many years, and is a professor in Geriatrics at California State University, San Marcos. She is a former sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE-A). Dr. Carney is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and has produced workshops in elder abuse for AAFS and the Ohio State Coroner’s Association. The results of her doctoral dissertation, Battery and Abuse in the Elderly: A Forensic Analysis have been presented both nationally and internationally. She has been published in Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, American Jails, Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, as well as several books and forensic learning series.

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