Seniors and squalor : competency, autonomy, and the mistake of forced intervention /

This book examines the widespread and growing phenomenon of mentally competent senior citizens living in self-imposed squalor and refusing help, whether from health care professionals, government, or family. At this juncture of medicine and law, many families have experienced frustration, embarrassm...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Johnson, Lisa (Lisa Carol), 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018]
Subjects:
Older people > Health and hygiene.
Older people > Mental health.
Social work with older people.
Older people > Health and hygiene > United States.
Older people > Mental health > United States.
Social work with older people > United States.
Social problems.
Older people.
Social Problems
Aged
Mental Competency
Personal Autonomy
Public Policy
Independent Living
Aged, 80 and over
Personnes âgées > Santé et hygiène.
Personnes âgées > Santé mentale.
Service social aux personnes âgées.
Personnes âgées > Santé et hygiène > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Santé mentale > États-Unis.
Problèmes sociaux.
Personnes âgées.
social issues.
elderly.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
United States
United States.
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