The Dimensions of Elder Abuse

'well written... a readable and valuable resource for practitioners...' - Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect 'A timely and sensible book which contributes to raising new awareness of an exceedingly important and complex issue.' - Olive Stevenson, Journal of Social Policy

Adopting an interdisciplinary framework in recognition of the range of domestic and institutional settings in which elder abuse can occur, this book both explains the nature of this under-reported and little understood problem and addresses the vital question of how practitioners can best work towards its prevention.Adopting an interdisciplinary framework in recognition of the range of domestic and institutional settings in which elder abuse can occur, this book both explains the nature of this under-reported and little understood problem and addresses the vital question of how practitioners can best work towards its prevention. Locating elder abuse in a spectrum of family violence, the book gives a balanced account of relevant perspectives on it, drawn from the medical, legal, health and social welfare spheres.