Citation

Kurrle S, Naughtin G. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2008; 20(2): 108-125.

Affiliation

Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. kurrle@bigpond.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18928212

Abstract

Only relatively recently has the issue of elder abuse come to prominence in Australia. Until the late 1980s it was a hidden problem with little knowledge of its presence. Attention was drawn to elder abuse after the publication of a number of reports and research projects, allowing the development of responses at national and state levels. This paper gives an overview of the development of elder abuse as a social, legal and medical issue in Australia, and describes the diverse range of responses from the national, state and territory governments.

Language: en