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Elder Abuse and Dementia - a Pilot Study

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  • Colm Cooney

    (Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, England)

  • Ann Mortimer

    (West London NHS Healthcare Trust, Uxbridge Road, Southall, Middlesex UB1 3EU, England)

Abstract

An anonymous postal questionnaire was distributed to 200 members of a voluntary organisation providing information and support for the carers of dementia sufferers. Carers were asked about the possible occurrence of verbal, physical abuse and neglect. Those carers who admitted to any form of abuse were compared with those who did not and risk factors in both carers and patients were analysed to determine risk factors for abuse. Fifty-five per cent of carers admitted to some form of abuse with verbal abuse being the most common form. Verbal abuse was associated with a poor premorbid relationship and social isolation of the carer and was found to be a risk factor for physical abuse. Those carers who had high GHQ scores and who had been caring for longer were more likely to physically abuse the person they cared for. This study supports the hypothesis that various categories of abuse have different correlates.

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  • Colm Cooney & Ann Mortimer, 1995. "Elder Abuse and Dementia - a Pilot Study," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 41(4), pages 276-283, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:41:y:1995:i:4:p:276-283
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409504100405
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