Elderly Victims of Abuse Often Use Alcohol or Drugs

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 15:31 in Psychology & Sociology

A UIC researcher reports in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that victims of severe traumatic elder abuse are more likely to be female, suffer from a neurological or mental disorder, and to abuse drugs or alcohol.

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