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The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• A rapid evidence review of clinical risk factors for poor perinatal mental health in women’s prisons in England (2023) · doi

  Whilst there has been a recent focus on studies into the health care for women in prison, research looking into the specific risk factors for poor perinatal mental health in women’s prisons is sparse, with the majority having been conducted within a US context that will have different provisions available and population need.

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• An Examination of Mental Health and Psychiatric Care among Older Prisoners in the United States (2019) · doi

  Despite that prisons in the United States (and other high-income countries) have witnessed an increase in the proportion of older inmates, and that prison populations exhibit high rates of psychiatric illness, there is limited knowledge on the nature of older inmates’ psychological health and use/provision of psychiatric care.

  Keywords: high older inmates psychiatric despite prisons united states income countries witnessed increase proportion prison populations
• Dementia in the incarcerated population: a retrospective study using the South Carolina Alzheimer’s disease registry, USA (2023) · doi

  Considering the high level of healthcare needs, unique behavioural issues and difficulty to rehabilitate within the system due to its punitive approach and lack of effective rehabilitation programs, further investigation is warranted to characterize and determine the number of incarcerated older adults with dementia.

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