NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly adults, who have a report to a social service agency of abuse or "self-neglect," such as failing to eat or drink, face a greater risk of premature death than other ...

Viviana gets home from work late for the third time this week feeling exhausted and hungry. Even though it’s after work hours, she decides to stay up late to finish a report as a favor to a co-worker.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly people who display "self-neglect" behavior often suffer from common age-related ailments like depression, heart problems, and dementia, a new study shows. "These ...

A new study found that almost 40 percent of elder mistreatment cases began with self-neglect. Credit: Jeremy Poland / iStock via The Maine Monitor A few years ago, Adult Protective Services put Polly ...