Publications by authors named "Elise H Racette"
Elder abuse, including emotional, physical, sexual, financial, and neglectful mistreatment is widespread in the United States, with as much as 11% of community-residing older adults experiencing some form of abuse in the past year. Little data exist regarding the prevalence of polyvictimization, or experience of multiple forms of abuse, which may exacerbate negative outcomes over that of any one form of victimization in isolation. This study evaluates the prevalence of elder polyvictimization among a nationally representative sample of community-residing U.
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- Anxiety is often ignored when looking at how individuals with serious mental illnesses perform tasks.
- A study involving 106 individuals with serious mental illness found that state anxiety can affect how well they perform grocery-shopping tasks based on their knowledge of shopping skills.
- The findings highlight the importance of investigating the effects of anxiety on task performance in this population and suggest that addressing anxiety could enhance rehabilitation and functional outcomes.