Elder citizens ignored by their own children
By The Nation
September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009
Senior citizens in Thailand are increasingly neglected and abused, both by their own children and by caregivers in state-run shelter homes, the author of a study on the subject said yesterday.
The findings of research by Jiraphorn Katesaphitchayawatthana were discussed at a Bangkok seminar.Jiraphorn said violations against the elderly included verbal, physical and sexual abuse; failure of respect for private property; and alterations of conditions and statements in legal documents by children or other heirs to reap more profit for their own benefit.
The various kinds of abuse result in elders suffering from distress, depression and other mental disorders while physical and sexual abuses cause injuries and disease.
To solve problems on the caregiver's end, children should agree to take turns caring for their old and ailing parents to spread the burden of stress that often comes with the task.
(c) 2007 NMG News Co., Ltd.
Abridged
SOURCE: The Nation MultiMedia
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