Most Successful Intervention Strategies for Abused Older Adults

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 53-70

  Nahmiash, Daphne ^a,b   Reis, Myrna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abuse; Caregivers; Empowerment; Intervention strategies; Seniors; Supportive counselling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034560395     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v12n03_03     Document Type: Article

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