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Chapter 12: Elder Mistreatment, Evolving Possibilities

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The Worldwide Face of Elder Abuse

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The book opened with a summary of the original study of the Worldwide Face of Elder Abuse, which described how and why people mistreat older adults on a global scale. Across all the chapters, authors then presented an overview of current case studies with appropriate analysis and discussion. This chapter describes some outside-the-box ideas for consideration, discussion, and evaluation.

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Correspondence to Elizabeth Podnieks or E. Carlisle Shealy .

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Podnieks, E., Shealy, E.C. (2023). Chapter 12: Elder Mistreatment, Evolving Possibilities. In: Teaster, P.B., Anetzberger, G.J., Podnieks, E. (eds) The Worldwide Face of Elder Abuse. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34888-4_18

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