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Karl Pillemer is a researcher affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their scholarly work focuses primarily on social sciences and health professions, with a significant number of publications in demography and general health professions subfields. Clinical psychology, health, and sociology and political science also represent important areas of their research activity.

The research topics most frequently addressed by Pillemer include elder abuse and neglect, geriatric care and nursing homes, grief, bereavement, and mental health, intimate partner and family violence, as well as intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving. Additional topics of interest comprise health disparities and outcomes, along with palliative care and end-of-life issues.

Karl Pillemer's work has been published extensively in various academic journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Journal of Applied Gerontology
  • The Gerontologist
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Pillemer illustrate the scope and focus of their research. These include:

  • Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Elder Mistreatment and Response in New York City: Initial Lessons, 2020, Journal of Applied Gerontology
  • Family Matters: Cross-Cultural Differences in Familism and Caregiving Outcomes, 2021, The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Caregiver Needs Assessment in Primary Care: Views of Clinicians, Staff, Patients, and Caregivers, 2020, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Climate Change and Mental Health of Older Persons: A Human Rights Imperative, 2021, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Benefits for Older People Engaged in Environmental Volunteering and Socializing Activities in City Parks: Preliminary Results of a Program in Italy, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Mark S. Lachs
  • M. Carrington Reid
  • David Burnes
  • Sara J. Czaja
  • Tony Rosen

In addition to scholarly articles, Karl Pillemer has contributed to book publications, including a book titled Promoting good care of older people in institutions, published by Dykinson, S.L. eBooks in 2022.

Best Publications

  • The Prevalence of Elder Abuse: A Random Sample Survey

    Karl Pillemer;David Finkelhor

  • Intergenerational Ambivalence : a New Approach to the Study of Parent-Child Relations in Later Life

    Kurt Luescher;Karl Pillemer

  • The mortality of elder mistreatment.

    Mark S. Lachs;Christianna S. Williams;Shelley O'Brien;Karl A. Pillemer

  • Elder Abuse: Global Situation, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies

    Karl Pillemer;David Burnes;Catherine Riffin;Mark S. Lachs

  • Abuse and neglect of elderly persons.

    Mark S. Lachs;Karl Pillemer

  • Interventions to Reduce Ageism Against Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    David Burnes;Christine Sheppard;Charles R. Henderson;Monica Wassel

  • Abuse of Patients in Nursing Homes: Findings from a Survey of Staff

    Karl Pillemer;David W. Moore

  • Management of chronic pain in older adults

    M Carrington Reid;Christopher Eccleston;Karl Pillemer

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  • Causes of elder abuse: caregiver stress versus problem relatives.

    Karl Pillemer;David Finkelhor

  • Violence and violent feelings: what causes them among family caregivers?

    Karl Pillemer;J. Jill Suitor

  • Helping Elderly Victims: The Reality of Elder Abuse

    Patrick E. Fontane;Rosalie S. Wolf;Karl A. Pillemer

  • Explaining mothers' ambivalence toward their adult children.

    Karl Pillemer;J. Jill Suitor

  • Adult Protective Service Use and Nursing Home Placement

    Mark S. Lachs;Christianna S. Williams;Shelley O'Brien;Karl A. Pillemer

  • Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Elder Abuse and Neglect in the Community: A Population-Based Study.

    David Burnes;Karl Pillemer;Paul L. Caccamise;Art Mason

  • The Baby Boomers’ Intergenerational Relationships

    Karen L. Fingerman;Karl A. Pillemer;Merril Silverstein;J. Jill Suitor

  • Elder Abuse: Conflict in the Family

    Eva Kahana;Karl A. Pillemer;Rosalie S. Wolf

  • Prevalence of Financial Fraud and Scams Among Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    David Burnes;Charles R. Henderson;Christine Sheppard;Rebecca Zhao

  • Capturing the Complexity of Intergenerational Relations: Exploring Ambivalence within Later-Life Families

    Karl Pillemer;J. Jill Suitor;Steven E. Mock;Myra Sabir

  • Choosing Daughters: Exploring Why Mothers Favor Adult Daughters over Sons:

    J. Jill Suitor;Karl Pillemer

  • A Cooperative Communication Intervention for Nursing Home Staff and Family Members of Residents

    Karl Pillemer;J. Jill Suitor;Charles R. Henderson;Rhoda Meador

  • Financial Exploitation of Older Adults: A Population-Based Prevalence Study

    Janey C. Peterson;David P.R. Burnes;Paul L. Caccamise;Art Mason

  • Social integration in the second half of life

    Karl A. Pillemer;Phyllis Moen;Elaine Wethington;Nina Glasgow

  • Making Choices: A Within-Family Study of Caregiver Selection

    Karl Pillemer;J. Jill Suitor

  • When Experience Counts: The Effects of Experiential and Structural Similarity on Patterns of Support and Interpersonal Stress

    J. Jill Suitor;Shirley Keeton;Karl Pillemer

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Jill Suitor
J. Jill Suitor Purdue University West Lafayette
Elaine Wethington
Elaine Wethington Cornell University
Kathleen McCartney
Kathleen McCartney Harvard University
Karen L. Fingerman
Karen L. Fingerman The University of Texas at Austin
Andrés Losada
Andrés Losada King Juan Carlos University
Jo Anne Sirey
Jo Anne Sirey Cornell University
Sara J. Czaja
Sara J. Czaja Cornell University
Merril Silverstein
Merril Silverstein Syracuse University
Corinna E. Löckenhoff
Corinna E. Löckenhoff Cornell University
Holly G. Prigerson
Holly G. Prigerson Cornell University

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