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ASPA's Academic Women in Public Administration (AWPA) has partnered with JHHSA to initiate a discussion on emerging health and human service trends in public and nonprofit institutions. This symposium seeks scholarship with an eye to creating resilience. Thoughtful empirical and theoretical research that turns a critical eye on what institutions are doing to navigate these challenging times. Please see the attached call for details on how to contribute your scholarship.

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Caregiver Burden, Elder Abuse, and Alzheimer's Disease: Testing the Relationship

RANDY GAINEY and BRIAN PAYNE
JHHSA, Vol. 29 No. 2, (2006)

Caregiver burden is among the most cited explanations for
elder abuse in the literature. Despite its popularity, the explanation is
rarely tested empirically. To fill this void in the literature, this study
considers the role of caregiver burden in 751 suspected cases of elder
abuse. The results suggest that the role of burden has been misstated in
past research. Implications are provided.

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