Y A IT STRATTON
C.p t., Ne • S IV ce
H'&U'.L1'AU D parti ipate
inan educational y tcm that trc
vigilance by the phy i ian and th
family to b awar ofth po. ibiliti
of abuse, direct treatm nt and en­
courage corrective tion when
needed, Payn said.
Spouse a bu se
and elder
abuse have
become
highly
recogn ized.
Payne said the sy tern utilizes th
acronym" ARTIC" which stands for,
awareness, recognition, treatment,
guideline involvement and coalition.
it ion to uo J
lltion po , ri
Medical Association where mem­
bers can get on a mailing Iist that
inform themofwhatoth r tates arc
doil:� to prevent domestic abuse,
Payne aid. '
La t August, a wide variety of
organizations (rom a ro 's the tale
met to form the MSMS Forum on
Family Violence, said Judy Marr
MSMS manager of communication
and profc sional relations.
The forum subdivided into five
group . focusing on public aware­
ne , physicians education legal
ramification, hospital-based pro­
gram and lcgi Jation, Marr aid.
The group will recommend up­
port or pecific bill that wtrracdr
family violen e at a future date h
aid.
in th (do-
By JENNIFER FI ER
C.plt., Ne SelV/oe
lA 1 - Talk of dom tic
violen i nothin n w to our -
ci ty but a irdin to th pre ident
o t Mi higan Stat Medi I 0-
ciety (MSMS), a new form 0 do­
m tic violen h' com to light.
"Th newer t of the kid on the
tr t i cld r ab ," Dr. Thorn
Payn id." ationally we ti­
mate th re arc over a million
ed but I thin th t' j t the tip
of the iceb rg. As more and m r
phy icians become aware of the
i ue we are oing to t:rnc.l a lot
more instance out there than we
ever beJieved."
Experts on elder abuse do n t
know how wid pread th i ue
is accordin to Payne.
"It' omething that i ing
identified for the first time and
you really have to tart lik you
are treating a new di e e beca
you have to learn h w to recog­
nize it nq th n how to approach
it," he aid.
The American Medical As 0-
ciation recently published
guidelin on elder busc and ne­
to cr d the followin defini-
mi t I t w'bioh m yl
i 1P lMWliPWM
or financial abuse or neglect and
may be intentional or uninten­
tional by t! caregiver.
at mated Adult Abu ... Age Group
18-59: 32%
65-75: 22%
eatlmated Repor1lng Of£1d. Abu ..
phy icians or authoritie of the
nursing home where it i taking
place." h aid. "It i. really goin to
have to be a I zi Ian' n half of
not only the phy ') ians but also on
the family who h' clo cr con' t
with the individual."
Adult Protective Servic ,un­
der the Michigan Department 0
Social Services, i nve tigate any
exploitation, abuse or neglect of
any adult which includes the eld­
erly.
" lar pc ntag of our
arc people in ituations who are in
d linin h alth and in ingly
unable to take care of thems lves,"
h aid.
Chaliman aid a m [ority of the
re reported by h a1th car
providers and concern d citizens
and only a minority of � are
reported by phy icians.
Citizens for B tter Care in
outhe tern Low r Michigan re­
cently conducted a urvey on elder
abuse to determi ne how familiar
ag n ies funded by the Area
Agency on Aging were with op­
tior and services on elder a use
and what they knew about Michi­
gan law regarding reporting inci­
den of elder abuse.
I MA "OMR OUNTYthe
number 0 referral to Adult Protec­
tive Services has remai ned rela­
tively con. tant where the vast
maj :it arc al 0 elderly, aid Don
Kory, adult service wo!ker in Ma­
comb County.
"Based n my experien ,eight
out of 10 of our cas are elderly
and the remainder tend to be devel­
opmentally di abled or mentally
ill," he aid.
Payne aid that bec�use elder
"W FOUND THAT a number
of providers knew there was a law
requrring reporting abuse but many
did not know the de inition of
abuse," aid Mikc Connors, outh­
eastern Michigan project director
Iot Citiz ns for Better
��Pe���'",,��
no ng too urp
eli n .-
"This is a relatively taboo topic,
cause family members may be
abusing or exploiting older family
members and seniors arc often
afraid to report thi because of a
concept of shame or knowing how
to report abuse." he aid.
Connors aid there i a growing
Inter tin the i ue becaus of -
cent public rceo nition in ludmg
. the AMA and the federal Older
Americans Act, which mandates
tat to nave an offi e on aging
and and provide crvices including
education on abuse.
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