Links Between Depressive Symptoms and Unmet Health and Social Care Needs Among Older Prisoners

Authors

Kate O'Hara, Technological University DublinFollow
Katrina Forsyth, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Roger Webb, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Jane Senior, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Adrian Hayes, Medical Teaching Centre, Coventry, UK
David Challis, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Seena Fazel, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
Jenny Shaw, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Document Type

Article

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Social sciences

Publication Details

Age and Ageing, 2016; 45 :158–163

doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv17

Abstract

Background: 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 identifed older prisoners’health and social care needs at this crucial point Objective: to examine unmet health and social care needs among older men entering prison and their links with depressive symptoms.

DOI

10.1093/ageing/afv17

Recommended Citation

O'Hara, K. et al. (2016) Age and Ageing, 2016 ; 45 : pp. 158–163 doi:10.1093/ageing/afv17