Violência contra velhos e apoio psicológico: reflexões acerca das ações políticas e sociais

Abstract

Look forward to the changing of society towards senescence and with it the growth of violence against elderly, the purpose of this article is to identify and describe the psychological support received by the elderly, victim of violence. This is a bibliographic review, through the analysis of published articles and books. Electronic search was conducted on the Virtual Health Library sites's. Sample consisted of articles in Portuguese in full, summaries of books and treatises published between 1998 and 2010. Observed that the form is disseminated in the image of the elderly company optimizes the bias and consequently the violence. According to the study it was concluded that the implementation of public policies to promote the mental health of the elderly who suffer from violence, but also for the promotion of violence prevention isn’t only necessary.