More than 10 million people are imprisoned worldwide, and the prevalence of all
investigated mental disorders is higher in prisoners than in the general population. Although …

Introduction There are more than 10 million people imprisoned worldwide. These individuals
experience a higher burden of communicable and non-communicable disease, mental …

Prison populations across the world are increasing. In the United Kingdom, numbers have
doubled in the last two decades, and older prisoners now constitute the fastest growing …

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 …

Objectives: Despite emerging evidence that older prisoners experience poor mental health,
literature in this area is still limited. In the present systematic review and meta-analysis, we …

Background A pandemic of loneliness is hitting the aging population. As COVID19 forced us
to isolate ourselves, we are in a better position to understand consequences of social …

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 There is a wealth of studies of somatic and mental illness among prisoners, but
little on older prisoners and their cognitive aging. Aims Our study examines the cognitive …

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 …