Links between depressive symptoms and unmet health and social care needs among older prisoners
Author(s) -
Kate O’Hara,
Katrina Forsyth,
Roger T. Webb,
Jane Senior,
Adrian Hayes,
David Challis,
Seena Fazel,
Jenny Shaw
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv171
Subject(s) - medicine , prison , depression (economics) , psychiatry , gerontology , population , health care , distress , geriatric depression scale , depressive symptoms , clinical psychology , environmental health , anxiety , psychology , criminology , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
absolute numbers of older prisoners and their proportion of the total prison population are increasing. They have multiple health and social care needs that are prominent on entry into prison. No previous studies have identified older prisoners' health and social care needs at this crucial point.
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