SEXUAL ASSAULT IN OLD AGE, ESKISEHIR EXPERIENCE

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KARBEYAZ K., BALCI Y.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.55-59, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.55-59
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Forensic Medicine, Aged, Rape, POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER, ABUSE, PREVALENCE
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Increase in elderly population has raised the issue of elderly abuse as well as aging-related chronic diseases. One of these types of abuse is sexual assault although it is rarely encountered. In this study, it was aimed to determine the demographic characteristics and mental status of geriatric cases subjected to sexual assault, and also to highlight the difficulties experienced during both court and diagnosis.