`The contributors represent a wide range of practitioner and academic experience.... There is a comprehensive list of references. The book is successful in several ways. Anyone who has tackled the problem of defining abuse will not underestimate the difficulties which have been overcome in Frank Glendennings opening chapter which offers a well-informed presentation and an up-to-date picture of research. Three of the chapters include case examples and these illustrate clearly both the different types of abuse and the complexity of the situations in which it occurs. The examples also have the virtue of showing the absolute necessity of inter-agency work in this particular area of care for elderly people.... The book constantly draws attention to abuse as a crucial issue for institutional as well as community care. - Ageing and Society
`Read it in medicine, nursing, social work and all health-care settings. It informs and illustrates by case examples, and the interface with the law, social work, nursing and general practice are usefully highlighted. It looks to the future. - The Lancet
`This comprehensive and very interesting book examines a myriad of issues related to elder abuse and neglect. It features an admirable list of contributors who give unique and thought-provoking perspectives on elder abuse and neglect from their own clinical and academic focus.... In summary... a book to include in the library of information on elder abuse and neglect. The book focuses on individual disciplines and their contribution to the identification, assessment, and intervention in cases of abuse and neglect. - Violence Update
`The first chapter by Frank Glendenning introduces the topic of elder abuse and neglect and reviews the key issues, namely definitions, prevalence, individuals at risk, etc., without overstating what is known, and stresses the desirability of a multidisciplinary approach, an approach which is also evident throughout this book.... The second chapter by Peter Decalmer... provides a good summary of how clinicians can identify indicators of possible mistreatment. This chapter also contains a number of excellent case examples, which admirably illustrate what elder abuse, or what is known in Britain as the mistreatment of elderly people, is about. These first two chapters are required reading for anyone interested in this subject. A third chapter... provides a good outline of some of the legal issues, and addresses the issue of what might be meant by exercising ones rights, based on the concept of the right of citizenship, as it applies to elder abuse.... A fourth chapter... expertly highlights the issues from the sociological perspective.... provides an excellent starting point for facing the reality of elder abuse, which unfortunately is not a pretty story. I recommend this book to all gerontologists and to those who are concerned about the humane care of the elderly population. - Canadian Journal on Aging
`In a number of ways, this book represents the advances in thinking about elder abuse that have occurred over the past decade. The editors have carefully avoided some of the pitfalls of previous works on the topic by taking a more comprehensive and rigorous approach.... Persons new to the area of elder abuse will find the wealth of case material very helpful, as it provides a clear illustration of the authors clinical recommendations.... the occasional contrasts between the British social and health systems and [the American] are often intriguing.... provides a solid overview of the state-of-the-art work on elder abuse in Britain. Practitioners in particular will find useful insights in this volume, as will others with an interest in an international perspective on elder mistreatment - Contemporary Gerontology
