Thomas Philippe, Hazif-Thomas Cyril
Centre de recherches sémiotiques, EA 3648, université de Limoges, 39 rue Camille-Guérin, 87000 Limoges, France.
Service de psychiatrie du sujet âgé, Soins primaires, santé publique, registre des cancers de Bretagne occidentale, EA 7479, centre hospitalier régional universitaire de Brest, route de Ploudalmezeau, 29820 Bohars, France.
Soins Gerontol. 2021 Jul-Aug;26(150):31-34. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2021.05.008. Epub 2021 May 10.
Seniors at home and in institutions can be victims of sexual abuse. Older women are more often victims than men. Sexual violence is often accompanied by physical violence and theft of property. More often than among the youngest, the crime is passed over in silence with the authorities. The consequences of the assault are serious, especially when there is cognitive impairment in the victim.