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Capsule Commentary on Peterson et al., "Financial Exploitation of Older Adults: A Population Based Prevalence Study"

Authors: Chris Strouse, MD, Jennifer Gomulka, BS

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 12/2014

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Elder abuse increasingly has been recognized as an important and distressingly common issue faced by elderly patients. Acierno et al.1 found that 11.4 % of elders reported at least one incident of abuse over the past year, including neglect, emotional, physical and sexual abuse. The present study by Peterson et al.2 highlights another form of abuse, financial abuse, and finds that it is likewise far too common. …

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Peterson J, Burnes D, Caccamise P, Mason A, Henderson C, Wells M, Berman J, Cook A, Shukoff D, Brownell P, Powell M, Salamone A, Pillemer K, Lachs M. Financial exploitation of older adults: a population based prevalence study. J Gen Intern Med. 2014. doi:10.1007/s11606-014-2946-2.

McCally M, Haines A, Fein O, Addington W, Lawrence RS, Cassel CK. Poverty and ill health: physicians can, and should, make a difference. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1998;129(9):726–33.PubMedCrossRef

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Title: Capsule Commentary on Peterson et al., "Financial Exploitation of Older Adults: A Population Based Prevalence Study"
Authors: Chris Strouse, MD
Jennifer Gomulka, BS
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 12/2014
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-2953-3

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