Intimate Partner Violence in Late Life: An Analysis of National News Reports

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 230-241

  Roberto, Karen A ^a   McCann, Brandy Renee ^b   Brossoie, Nancy ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic violence; elder mistreatment; intimate partner violence; media reports; older women; public perceptions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; VERY ELDERLY; VICTIM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWSPAPERS; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 84869476538     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2012.751825     Document Type: Article

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