title: Breaking the silence on elder abuse.
abstract: Elder abuse has been described as the silent crime-silent, but not insignificant. The magnitude of the problem for Canadians was revealed in a national survey of 2,000 randomly selected seniors residing in private dwellings: four per cent of respondents reported some form of abuse. The perpetrators were usually people in positions of trust, such as family members or caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric and Psychiatric Service, Queensway Carleton Hospital, Nepean, Ontario.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brammer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kartes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Ashton
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D016495:Police / Q000458:organization & administration*