The Clinical Management of Elder Abuse

Georgia J Anetzberger

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9781136408472
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Health Care Delivery

Learn to detect elder abuseand provide the help that your neglected or abused elderly clients need! Even to clinicians experienced in managing difficult client situations, elder abuse is perplexing, complex, and ethically charged. This kind of abuse can be hard to detect, with its subtle manifestations and indicators that could just as easily reflect other problems or illnesses. It can seem impossible to control, particularly when the victim refuses help or denies the seriousness of mistreatment. Moreover, decision-making when dealing with interventions for elder abuse is rarely easy and is frequently clouded by ethical dilemmas. The Clinical Management of Elder Abuse can help. This essential guide for present and future clinicians provides you with multidisciplinary perspectives on detecting elder abuse situations and interventions that can make a real difference in the lives of clients. Three case studies are presented and then examined from the professional perspectives of an attorney, a physician, a nurse, and a social worker. What these professionals have to say will leave you better informed about the dynamics and complexities of elder abuse, about important steps that must be taken in the clinical management of elder abuse, and about the importance and application of multidisciplinary teams in elder abuse work. The handy figures, lists of definitions, and tables you'll find in this well-referenced book make important concepts and complex information easy to access and understand. The Clinical Management of Elder Abuse shows how professionals in the above disciplines can address the effects of elder abuse, which may manifest as:

• physical effects, including pain and injury, sleep disturbances, eating problems, and headaches
• behavioral effects, including anger, helplessness, reduced coping abilities, and suicidal actions
• psychological effects, which can be wide-ranging and include denial, fear, anxiety, and depression
• social effects, such as increased dependence, withdrawal, and lessened contact with the outside world

As the baby boom generation ages, incidents of elder abuse are certain to continue to increase. Whether you are a student, an educator, an experienced clinician, or a novice in the field, The Clinical Management of Elder Abuse is a resource that you'll return to again and again as you work to improve the lives of this important, growing population.

Index

Abandonment, 4, 5, 7fig.

Activities of daily living (ADLs), assessment, 32, 92–93

Actual/Suspected/Risk of Abuse Tools, 31

African Americans

abuse severity, 152

honoring the elderly, 151

victim response, 18

Aggravated Menacing, Ohio law, 70, 81n. 82

Alcoholism

case study, 47–48, 91–92, 138

grief, 143

Alzheimer’s disease, case study, 51–53

American Bar Association, Model Rules, 57, 61

American Medical Association

Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31, 87

Anetzberger, Georgia J., xiv, 1, 27, 37, 157

Anger indicator of

psychological/emotional abuse, 78n.5

Anxiety, 17, 36

Asian American victim response, 18

Attorney’s perspective on elder abuse, 56

abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, defined, 63

advisor and advocate roles, 57–58, 59, 73–74

American Bar Association, Model Rules, 57, 61

attorney-client privilege, 56, 58–59, 64, 79n.9, 79n.17, 80n.44

autonomy, 62

client designation, 56–57, 77–78

client disability, 61

competency, 61–63, 78

de facto guardian, 61, 67

disabled client, 61

domestic abuse case study, 74–75, 165–167

exploitation, 55

financial abuse case study, 75–77

financial exploitation, 56

functions of an attorney, 57

guardianship, 55, 60, 61, 67–68, 74, 77

hospitalization of mentally ill, 68–69

incapacitation, 66–67

involuntary confinement to mental health facility, 55

involuntary enforcement of protective order, 55, 75

letter of representation, 56

mandatory reporting laws, 64–65, 74–75, 82n.90

mental condition of client, 59–60, 78

neglect case study, 55, 74–75, 75–77

non-support vs. neglect, 63–64

Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility, 5...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• The Reality of Elder Abuse
• Clinical Management of Elder Abuse: General Considerations
• Elder Abuse: Case Studies for Clinical Management
• Elder Abuse: The Attorney’s Perspective
• Elder Abuse: The Physician’s Perspective
• Elder Abuse: The Nurse’s Perspective
• Elder Abuse: The Social Worker’s Perspective
• Multidisciplinary Teams in the Clinical Management of Elder Abuse
• Index