The Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect is devoted to bringing to light the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of the mistreatment of older people. This quarterly journal's goal is to make you aware of the problem of elder abuse and neglect, increase your understanding of the dynamics that cause it, and show you new and effective treatment methods and preventive strategies. For researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers in the fields of aging, health, mental health, social services, adult protective services, domestic violence, law, and criminal justice, this journal provides a forum for the discussion of program developments, policy initiatives, personal commentary, and scientific investigation about elder abuse and neglect. The Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect plays a significant role in the education of professionals and the public concerning this serious social problem. Its multidisciplinary approach is only one of its strengths - it presents training issues, research findings, case studies, practice and policy issues, book and media reviews, commentary, and historical background on a wide range of topics. For example, you'll find information on: preventive strategies for elders, incidence and prevalence studies, mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, and violence, standards for gerontological nursing practice, family caregiving of older adults, dependent adult children as perpetrators of neglect and abuse, the intergenerational cycle of violence in child and elder abuse, victim assistance programs and evaluations, therapeutic recreation, spousal abuse, elder self-neglect.
　　《虐待和忽视老年人杂志》致力于揭示虐待老年人的原因、影响、治疗和预防。这本季刊的目标是让你意识到虐待和忽视老人的问题，增加你对造成这一问题的动力的理解，并向你展示新的有效的治疗方法和预防策略。对于老龄化、健康、心理健康、社会服务、成人保护服务、家庭暴力、法律和刑事司法领域的研究人员、教育工作者、从业人员和决策者，本杂志提供了一个论坛，讨论项目发展、政策倡议、个人评论，以及对虐待和忽视老人的科学调查。《虐待与忽视老年人杂志》在这一严重社会问题的专业教育和公众教育中发挥了重要作用。它的多学科方法只是它的一个优势——它提出了培训问题、研究结果、案例研究、实践和政策问题、书籍和媒体评论、评论以及一系列主题的历史背景。例如，你会发现以下信息：老年人的预防策略、发病率和患病率研究、虐待、忽视和暴力的强制性报告、老年护理实践标准、老年人的家庭照顾、作为忽视和虐待实施者的依赖性成年儿童、中代暴力循环虐待儿童和老年人、受害者援助方案和评估、治疗性娱乐、配偶虐待、老年人自我忽视。