Violence, neglect, and the elderly / guest editors. L.B. Cebik, Glenn C. Graber, Frank H. Marsh.

Greenwich, CT : JAI Press, [1996], ©1996.

xi, 240 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Expert and public perspectives in defining elder abuse and neglect / Margaret F. Hudson -- Elder abuse and the indentification dilemma / Linda R. Phillips -- Elder abuse, ethics, and context / John Hardwig -- Elements comprising the autonomy of the elderly / Ben A. Rich -- Proxy decision making : institutional violence and "incompetent" ailing elderly persons / Linda Anne Rankin -- Endangered elders : freedom or neglect? / Tom Tomlinson -- Ethical obligations to the elderly : violence, the family, and public policy / Thomas H. Murray -- Elder abuse : mandatory reporting revisited / Rosalie S. Wolf -- Theft in nursing homes : an overlooked form of elder abuse / Diana K. Harris and Michael L. Benson -- Prevention starts early : aging education with young children / Sandra L. McGuire and Diane Eigsti Gerber.