Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly in India

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shankardass, Mala Kapur (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Irudaya Rajan, S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Aging.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Geriatrics.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

This book highlights different aspects of the problem of elder abuse and neglect in India, and discusses its forms as well as means of prevention, intervention and management. It presents a framework for understanding the occurrence of elder abuse and neglect in India, placing the discussion within...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: A Socio-demographic Overview from India
• Reflections on Elder Abuse and Neglect in India
• Theories of Elder Abuse in the Indian Context
• Family Violence and Elder Abuse in India
• Epidemiology of Elder Abuse in India
• Incidence of Elder Abuse in Maharashtra: Policy and Programmatic Implications
• Contextualizing Elderly Abuse and Neglect in institutional and home settings
• Vulnerability of Elderly Widows to Abuse and Violence: Findings from Eastern India
• Are the Elderly Safe in their Own Households? : New Evidence from Seven States of India
• Abuse of HIV Positive Elders
• Creating Conducive spaces for Elder Abuse Interventions: Perceptions of Health care Professionals
• Prevention and Management of Elder Abuse.