Abstract
In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on violence and abuse within society and in particular the abuse and neglect of older people. It therefore seems appropriate to consider the potential role that issues related to violence, gender and mental health might contribute towards providing a greater understanding of the linked phenomena of elder abuse and neglect. This chapter aims to provide a brief overview of current knowledge about elder abuse and neglect and a consideration of factors from the fields of gender (in particular relating to older women) and mental health which might assist in the development of both knowledge and understanding of elder abuse and abusive situations.KeywordsMental HealthMental Health ProblemPhysical AbuseAdult ChildFamily ViolenceThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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