LoFaso Veronica M, Rosen Tony
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, Box 39, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA.
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, Box 39, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2014 Nov;30(4):713-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2014.08.003. Epub 2014 Oct 24.
Elder abuse and neglect are highly prevalent but woefully underdetected and underreported. The presentation is rarely clear and requires the piecing together of clues that create a mosaic of the full picture. More research needed to better characterize findings that, when identified, can contribute to certainty in cases of suspected abuse. Medical and laboratory data can be helpful in the successful determination of abuse and neglect.
老年人虐待和忽视现象极为普遍,但遗憾的是,其未被充分发现和报告。情况很少一目了然,需要拼凑各种线索,才能勾勒出全貌。需要开展更多研究,以更好地描述那些一旦被发现就能有助于确诊疑似虐待案件的调查结果。医学和实验室数据有助于成功判定虐待和忽视行为。