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Elder Abuse And Mercy Killing
It has been seen that if family members have a 24-hour caring role, it could have serious consequences especially where older men are supporting their spouses. Statistics show that constant care givers are prone to depression and this may lead to elder abuse and mercy killing of the patient. |
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Many elders and seniors in the United States suffer from disability and they have to rely on the support of their spouses and family members, who themselves could be injured, disabled or aged.
Especially when aged spouses are providing 24-hour care, they feel overwhelmed by the duty as they cannot think of putting their spouses in a home or getting an outsider to help them with care-taking. This helpless manifests itself in elder abuse and mercy killing making the kind elder generation the world’s fastest growing group of killers.
That is why in order to have your wishes granted in case of a disability, you should always have a will and assign a trustee to execute your wishes. This can be done using the assistance of a lawyer who will give you correct advice as to how you can avoid elder abuse and mercy killing.
Most elders who are providing care for spouses have undiagnosed depression and this could be the triggering key for elder abuse and mercy killing. It is believed that at least 10-15 older Americans die each week in the U.S. because of so-called mercy killing.
Many countries label violent deaths of disabled and sick family members as mercy killing. Psychiatrists and psychologists believe that elder abuse and mercy killing are not acts of love. They label them as acts of desperation and depression.
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