Background People who experience incarceration are characterised by poor health profiles.
Clarification of the disease burden in the prison population can inform service and policy …

Purpose In the literature, 65 years is commonly used as the age to designate an older
person in the community. When studying older prisoners, there is much variation. The …

The goal of this study is to explore the status quo of mental health and substance use
problems among older prisoners. Our review presents the prevalence as well as co …

Older prisoners are the fastest growing group in the prison population, with an accelerated
aging process they are at a high risk of developing dementia. However, no systematic …

Background people in prison often experience poor health. Those aged 50 and over are the
fastest growing age-group in prison and present particular challenges to criminal justice …

A systematic review with meta-analysis was performed to: 1) estimate the prevalence of both
mental and physical health problems in older offenders; 2) calculate relative risks for the …

Background The population of older prisoners (age≥ 50), a group with high suicide rates, is
growing. We sought to explore the associations among functional disability, depression, and …

This qualitative analysis explores older adults' lived experiences of incarceration. As part of
a larger mixed-methods longitudinal study, 23 older adults were interviewed about their …

Background Major mental disorders in prison populations have been recognised as a long-
term problem with an important impact on public health. Despite this, screening activities in …

Older patients account for around 20% of the population in secure forensic psychiatric
services in the UK. However, little qualitative research has investigated the experience of …