Violence Against the elderly : a Portuguese bibliographic review

• Author(s): Silva, Sílvia ; Azeredo, Zaida ; Pas, Leo
• Date: 2019
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10284/8190
• Origin: Repositório Institucional - Universidade Fernando Pessoa
• Subject(s): Violence; Elderly abuse; Review
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Institucional da Fernando Pessoa

Description

The aging population and structural changes in the family increases loneliness among elderly people. Stressful relationships with children may turn against the elders resulting in violence; this phenomenon is rising not only in Portugal but also abroad. The Portuguese situation was reviewed based on literature.