Liu Na, Ai Xiaoqing, Cao Yuping, Zhang Yalin
Department of Clinical Psychology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2012 Apr;37(4):419-23. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2012.04.018.
The issue of elder abuse not only influence on the elders' physical and mental health seriously, but also increase the social burden of geriatrics disease and the corresponding social welfare agencies. The text reviews the general concept, type and characteristics, total incidence rate and all kinds of abuse, and risk factors of social psychology and psychopathology, thus the elder abuse can be identificated and intervented.
虐待老年人问题不仅严重影响老年人的身心健康，还增加了老年疾病的社会负担以及相应社会福利机构的负担。本文回顾了虐待老年人的一般概念、类型和特征、总发生率及各类虐待行为，以及社会心理和精神病理学方面的风险因素，从而实现对虐待老年人行为的识别与干预。
