Violence in Older Adults: Scope, Impact, Challenges, and Strategies for Prevention

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Aff (Millwood)
• Personal Author:
  Rosen, Tony ; Makaroun, Lena K. ; Conwell, Yeates ; Betz, Marian
• Description:
  Although often perceived to be a problem of the young, violence commonly affects older adults, a rapidly growing segment of the population. Violence can be directed toward older adults (elder abuse and intimate partner violence), self-directed (suicide), or perpetrated by older adults against others (intimate partner violence and violence in dementia). Across forms of violence, firearm access increases lethality, and veterans may be a particularly high-risk population. The forms of violence in older adults have some common risk factors (such as medical or psychiatric illness) and common challenges for prevention (such as balancing autonomy and well-being in vulnerable adults). The integration of prevention strategies across the life span, disciplines, and forms of violence offers promise for promoting older adult health and well-being. Looking forward, key areas for attention will include raising awareness about these topics and prioritizing funding for the implementation and evaluation of violence prevention interventions in health care settings and the community.
• Subjects:
  Aged Elder Abuse Female Firearms Humans Intimate Partner Violence Male Mental Disorders Risk Factors Suicide Suicide Prevention Veterans

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• Keywords:
  Buprenorphine Methadone Mortality Naltrexone Treatment
• Source:
  Health Aff (Millwood). 38(10):1630-1637
• Pubmed ID:
  31589527
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7327526
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P30 AG024827/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R49 CE002093/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; K23 AG043123/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K76 AG054866/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R34 MH113539/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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