TY - BOOK AU - Anetzberger,Georgia J. AU - (Ed) TI - The clinical management of elder abuse SN - 0789019477 (soft cover : alk. paper) U1 - 362.6 CLI PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Haworth Press KW - FVC KW - ABUSIVE MEN KW - ABUSIVE WOMEN KW - BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION KW - ELDER ABUSE KW - HEALTH KW - HEALTH SERVICES KW - OLDER PEOPLE KW - SUPPORT SERVICES KW - PREVENTION KW - INTERNATIONAL KW - UNITED STATES N1 - Includes bibliographical references. Title Page: Co-published simultaneously as Clinical gerontologist, volume 28, numbers 1/2; xxu N2 - Elder abuse is a health and social problem and an important, often hidden, aspect of family violence. The two primary sources for understanding elder abuse are empirical and experiential, the former derived from scientific study of its nature and scope, the latter from the clinicians who detect and treat it and the from the victims themselves. The book takes a case-based approach and provides discipline-specific comment from professionals working in the law, health and social sectors. Issues discussed include capacity, self-determination, identification of the actual client, and the ethical dilemmas faced by nurses and lawyers. The concluding chapter covers the benefits of multidisciplinary teams ER -