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The role of the doctor in the institutional abuse of older people
— a psychodynamic perspective | | Author(s) | Jane Garner |
| Journal title | The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 6, no 4, December 2004 |
| Pages | pp 16-21 |
| Source | Website: http://www.pavpub.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Institutional accommodation ; Doctors ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | The doctor's role in unravelling the causes of abuse in older people is considered. The author argues that doctors have a responsibility to understand and tackle the ageism, ignorance and unthinking which lies at the root of most institutional abuse. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050415207 A |
| Classmark | QNT: KV: QT2: DP |
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