Best practices for working with rape crisis centers to address elder sexual abuse

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-322

  Vierthaler, Karla ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Elder sexual abuse; Protective services; Rape crisis counseling; Rape crisis movement; Service provision; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; CRIME; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RAPE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 58149463786     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946560802359235     Document Type: Article

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