现实中非常普遍的问题我们常常充耳不闻,而这些问题使许多人日复一日地遭受着痛苦。这些痛苦有些是有意造成的,但更多的是缘于我们的忽视、无知和缺乏认识。虐待老年人一直被视为私人问题、家庭问题而远离人们的关注。在不同的文化背景中虐待老年人释义不同,有关虐待老年人的研 We often turn a deaf ear to the very common realities that have caused so many people to suffer day after day. Some of these painful causes are intentional, but more often due to our neglect, ignorance and lack of understanding. Abuse of the elderly has always been regarded as a private issue, a family issue and away from the people’s attention. Abuse of older persons in different cultural backgrounds is different in definition and research on elder abuse