... Chronicity Country Older persons Older age is often associated with strains such as increased morbidity, loneliness and reduced financial capacity (e.g. Boyd et al., 2005 ; Buber et al., 2010 ; Cornwell and Waite, 2009 ; Crimmins and Beltrán-Sánchez, 2011 ; Dykstra et al...

... are increasingly vulnerable to physical, psychological, financial maltreatment and sexual coercion. However, due to complexities of measurement, psychological abuse may be underestimated. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of psychological abuse toward older persons within a 12 month period...