Effects of dependency on compliance rates among elder abuse victims at the New York City department for the aging, elderly crime victim's unit

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 229-247

  Powell, Mebane E ^a   Berman, Jacquelin ^a  

^a New York City Department for the Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Dependency; Elder abuse; Mental illness; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLASSIFICATION; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VICTIM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33746550274     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v46n03_13     Document Type: Article

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