| Self-Neglect: Adaptation of a Clinical Tool to the Practice of the Medical Examiner. | |
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PMID: 20938322 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Self-neglect is the inability or unwillingness to provide for oneself the goods and services needed to live safely and independently. It is the most common allegation reported to Adult Protective Services agencies throughout the United States. Unfortunately, it seems that most medical examiners and their teams are not trained appropriately on self-neglect and forget to ask pertinent questions and document relevant observations. The most important aspect of self-neglect for the medical examiner is to recognize the diagnosis to avoid confusion with other forms of elder abuse, particularly neglect from a third party. In this context, a self-neglect scale could be a useful tool to assist the death investigation team. In the clinical field, a self-neglect severity scale was developed by the Consortium for Research in Elder Self-Neglect of Texas. It is here proposed that a self-neglect severity scale for medical examiners should be developed, to assist the investigative team in assessing these common cases. This scale is developed by modifying the clinical scale to adapt it to the particular needs of death investigation. This scale can help the medical examiner and his team in approaching these deaths in a systematic and comprehensive way. |
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Anny Sauvageau; Brian C Hunter |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-10-6 |
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Title: The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology : official publication of the National Association of Medical Examiners Volume: - ISSN: 1533-404X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-10-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8108948 Medline TA: Am J Forensic Med Pathol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the *Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and †Genesee County Medical Examiner, Flint, MI. |
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