Cal. Welf. and Inst. Code § 15610.53 : CALIFORNIA WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE — PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES — AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE — ELDER ABUSE AND DEPENDENT ADULT CIVIL PROTECTION ACT — DEFINITIONS — Mental suffering

"Mental suffering" means fear, agitation, confusion, severe depression, or other forms of serious emotional distress that is brought about by forms of intimidating behavior, threats, harassment, or by deceptive acts performed or false or misleading statements made with malicious intent to agitate, confuse, frighten, or cause severe depression or serious emotional distress of the elder or dependent adult.