Citation

Cisler JM, Begle AM, Amstadter AB, Acierno RE. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2012; 24(3): 216-230.

Affiliation

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock , Arkansas , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08946566.2011.652923

PMID

22737973

Abstract

Many community-residing older adults in the United States report past year mistreatment; however, little is known about mental health correlates of abuse. This study investigated whether a recent history of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse is associated with self-reported emotional symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression) among a representative sample of older adults. Results demonstrated that each abuse type increased likelihood of reporting emotional symptoms; when other known correlates were controlled, only emotional abuse remained a significant predictor. Additional study of mistreatment-related correlates of depression and anxiety is needed, with a focus on the often overlooked category of emotional mistreatment.

Language: en