Title: The mistreatment of elderly people /
Authors: Decalmer, Peter.; Glendenning, Frank.
Date: 1997
Publisher: Sage Publications,
Physical description: viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: H
Contents: 1. What is Elder Abuse and Neglect? / Frank Glendenning -- 2. Clinical Presentation / Peter Decalmer -- 3. Elder Abuse and the Law / Aled Griffiths, Gwyneth Roberts and John Williams -- 4. Abuse of Older People: Sociological Perspectives / Chris Phillipson -- 5. Elder Abuse and Key Areas in Social Work / Jill Manthorpe -- 6. Recognizing Abuse: An Assessment Tool for Nurses / Michael Davies -- 7. The Multidisciplinary Assessment of Clients and Patients / Peter Decalmer, Alison Marriott, Dudley Ainsworth, Robert Bamlett and Jan Cowley -- 8. The General Practitioner and Elder Abuse / John F. Noone, Peter Decalmer and Frank Glendenning -- 9. Carer-Dependant Relationships and the Prevention of Elder Abuse / Michael Nolan -- 10. Looking to the Future / Frank Glendenning and Peter Decalmer -- Appendix: Abuse of Elderly People -- Guidelines for Action.
Subject headings (LCSH): Abused elderly--Great Britain.; Older people--Abuse of--Great Britain.