Self-Neglecting Elders: A Clinical Dilemma

by Eloise Rathborn- McCuan, Dorothy R. Fabian

Overview

While elder abuse is a topic that has been widely explored, elder self-neglect is a subject that has not really been defined, much less discussed at any length. This volume is the first comprehensive work on the prevalent geriatric problem of self-neglect. It contains original clinical research and analyzes the medical, psychological, and social aspects of geriatric self-neglect from various perspectives of professionals within the geriatric field.

This volume opens with an overview of elder self-neglect, including a general framework that describes exactly what is involved with this clinical problem. The authors then explore the broad societal implications of self-neglect before going on to examine special risks and subgroups that are associated with this dilemma. The final chapter investigates areas of research likely to enhance further understanding of this problem. Social workers, nurses and geriatric professionals who are concerned with this threat to our elderly will find this volume to be a valuable resource that provides an interdisciplinary perspective on health and social services.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865690479
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/16/1992
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

ELOISE RATHBONE-McCUAN is Associate Chief of Social Work Service at the Colmery-O'Neil V.A. Medical Center and Adjunct Professor of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas. She is co-author (with Joan Hashimi) of Isolated Elders (1982) and co-editor (with Betty Havens) of North American Elders (Greenwood Press, 1988).

DOROTHY R. FABIAN is a gerontologist-consultant with the Geriatric Hip Fracture Program at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopedic Institute in New York. She has directed programs in long-term care and case management in support of community living for frail elderly and is the co-editor (with Anne Somers) of The Geriatric Imperative (1981).

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Overview
Elder Self-Neglect: a Blurred Concept
A General Framework for Elder Self-Neglect
Systems Considerations
Ethical Issues in Working with Self-Neglect
Psychiatric and Biomedical Considerations in Self-Neglect
A Family Systems Perspective of Self-Neglect
Special Risks and Subgroups
Institutional Care Settings and Self-Neglect
Older Developmentally Disabled Adults and Self-Neglect
Geriatric Alcoholism and Self-Neglect
Geriatric Protective Services and Self-Neglect
Conclusion
Research and Clinical Directions in Self-Neglect
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Contains original clinical research that analyzes the medical, psychological, and social aspects of the prevalent geriatric problem of self-neglect, from the perspectives of various professionals who encounter the situation. The ten studies include overviews, and discussions of systems considerations, special risks, and subgroups. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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