1. Alzheimer's
... of patient-caregiver interdependence, (2) a stressed caregiver, (3) a history of family violence, (4) psychopathology in the caregiver and (5) other sociocultural and environmental factors" (pp. 2677) such as poor housing or cultural resistance to "outsiders." (Walling, 1999) adds the risk factors regarding abusers also include poor mental or physical health, alcohol dependence, social isolation, financial difficulties and resentment of the elderly person whom they abuse ... ...
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