...Josie Dixon; Simon Biggs; Martin Stevens; Jill Manthorpe; Anthea Tinker Purpose The purpose of this paper is to set out and discuss findings from a developmental study, commissioned by the English Department of Health and the charity, Comic Relief, which was commissioned to clarify definitional...

...Olive Stevenson This paper discusses the neglect of old people as an element of mistreatment. It considers the definition and prevalence of neglect and issues arising both in self‐neglect and in the context of professional and personal relationships. It is argued that the underlying reasons...