een as a political as well as a social issue and one which one must be addressed by social workers and other caregivers (Dyer & Goins, 2000). The problem also cuts across all social, economic, racial, ethnic, and cultural barriers. Tatara (2000) maintains that elder abuse, like any other type of domestic violence is extremely complex and can be attributed to such causal factors as caregiver stress, a cycle of violence, personal problems of abusers, and impairment of dependent elders.
As noted above, efforts to enhance caregivers' and policymakers' understanding of the problem of elder abuse and neglect have been underw
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