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The Risk Factors of Elder Abuse
The prevalence of elder abuse in Canada is around seven and a half percent. The one that you're going to see the most in the emergency department is really the physical abuse, she says. "You can't really solve elder abuse in theEmergency Department" It requires an entire disciplinary team with social work, psychiatry, geriatric medicine,. She adds: 'It's never black or white'