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Author:  Robert A.  Mead, J.D., M.L.S..


Source: Volume 19, Number 01, Summer 2016 , pp.13-15(3)




Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled

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Abstract: 

Reviews “Improving Client Mental Health to Positively Impact Abuse Resolution” by Jo Anne Sirey & Jacqueline Berman Fall 2015, A webinar on the use of therapy to address depression in elders as a means to treat elder abuse; “Responding to Concerned Family Members During a Mental Health Crisis: Reflections on a Critical Incident” by John E. Oliver 34 Dev. Mental Health L. 1 (Dec. 2015) addresses emergency involuntary mental health care or commitment through the lens of a particular tragic case.

Keywords: PROTECT (PRoviding Options To Elderly Clients Together); PHQ-9; GAD-7; emergency custody order; temporary detention order; wellness and crisis planning; Protected vs. Nonprotected Persons

Affiliations:  1: New Mexico Deputy Chief Public Defender.

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