TY - JOUR PY - 2008 SN - 1972-5620 T1 - L'abuso negli anziani: un fenomeno emergente JO - RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA DA - 9/15/2008 12:00:00 AM DO - UR - http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=33895 AU - Amoretti, Guido AU - Sangarè, Antonella SP - 239 EP - 247 IS - 1-2 VL - 31 LA - IT AB - L'abuso negli anziani: un fenomeno emergente Elderly abuse frequency has grown together with the increment of over 65 people. Changed social conditions, particularly within family structure, and prolonged hope of life favour elderly isolation so that old people must be cared by relatives or be lodged in nursing home. The risk to be abused depends on selfsufficiency. Starting from this point of view most common elderly abuse are described looking for at actions employed, in Italy and in other countries, to know and prevent these phenomena. PB - FrancoAngeli ER -