Concept information
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human development
mental health, mental disorders, and special groups
antisocial behavior
aggression
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human relationships
family studies
families, family development, and parenting
domestic violence
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human relationships
family studies
families, family development, and parenting
domestic violence
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human relationships
family studies
families, family development, and parenting
domestic violence
...
mental health, mental disorders, and special groups
antisocial behavior
violence
domestic violence
social science subjects
health and social care
lifestyle medicine and health
epidemiology and demographics of lifestyle-related health issues
Preferred term
elder abuse
Definition
- Elder abuse is defined as an illegal act that harms an individual over the age of 65. It includes the following, separately or in combination: physical abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, abandonment, and financial or material exploitation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Elder Abuse]
Broader concept
- abuse
- aggression
- aging
- aging and older development
- demography of law
- domestic violence
- epidemiology and demographics of lifestyle-related health issues
- health policy, public health, and health education
- health sciences
- physical abuse
- preventive medicine
- psychology of criminal behavior
- victimology
- victim reactions to crime
- violence and crime
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/elder_abuse
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