Disability in prison activities of daily living and likelihood of depression and suicidal ideation in older prisoners

Barry, Lisa C.; Wakefield, Dorothy; Trestman, Robert L.; Conwell, Yeates

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“…Suicide is a major problem across the lifespan; yet, internationally, rates are consistently highest among middleaged and older adults (see Fiske & O'Riley, 2016;Lutz, Morton, Turiano, & Fiske, 2016;Stanley, Hom, Rogers, Hagan, & Joiner, 2016; World Health Organization (WHO), 2014), which is a trend that remains relatively stable across differing sociological settings (see Stanley et al, 2016; see also Nock et al, 2008; World Health Organization (WHO), 2014). Indeed, in the United States, older prisoners exhibit the highest rates of suicide in correctional systems (Barry, Wakefield, Trestman, & Conwell, 2017;Carson & Cowhig, 2020;Noonan, Rohloff, & Ginder, 2015). Despite that suicide in later life has become a major public health issue, there has been limited scholarly and public attention devoted to suicidality among older adults (Lutz et al, 2016;Van Orden & Deming, 2018).…”

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“…Despite that suicide in later life has become a major public health issue, there has been limited scholarly and public attention devoted to suicidality among older adults (Lutz et al, 2016;Van Orden & Deming, 2018). Much less is known about the nature of suicidal thoughts and attempts among older prisoners (see Barry et al, 2017), especially with respect to how older prisoners compare to younger counterparts.…”

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“…With the global trend towards an aging population, it is expected that numbers of suicide will increase (Lutz et al, 2016) and suicide in later life will be an increasing problem (Van Orden & Deming, 2018). In the same way, population aging is taking place within prison systems in high-income countries (see Barry et al, 2017;Blowers & Blevins, 2015;Kakoullis, Le Mesurier, & Kingston, 2010;Opitz-Welke et al, 2019;Stoliker & Galli, 2019) and, therefore, it is expected that these facilities will face increasing challenges surrounding suicidal thoughts and behavior among the older inmate population (Barry et al, 2017). To that end, the purpose of the current study was to investigate suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide among prisoners from a theoretical and methodological perspective that intends to increase insight into the relationship between age and suicidality.…”

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The relationship between age and suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide among prisoners

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Background: Suicide is a major problem across the lifespan, yet rates are highest among middle-aged and older adults; a trend which remains relatively stable across varying sociological settings, including prisons. Despite this understanding, there is limited knowledge on the nature of suicidal thoughts and attempts among older prisoners, especially with respect to how they compare to younger counterparts. The present study aimed to increase insight into the relationship between age and suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide among prisoners, with particular focus on factors that may explain age-based variability. Results: Cross-sectional data were drawn from a nationally representative sample of 18,185 prisoners housed within 326 prisons across the United States. In general, analyses revealed that: (a) attempted suicide was more commonly reported among younger prisoners, while suicidal ideation was more commonly reported among older prisoners; (b) the relationship between age and probability of reporting suicidal thoughts and behavior is curvilinear; (c) younger and older prisoners exhibit somewhat differing predictive patterns of suicidal thoughts and behavior (e.g., physical illness is directly associated with suicidal history for younger prisoners, whereas the effect of physical illness on suicidal history for older prisoners is mediated by depression). Conclusions: There is evidence to suggest that suicidal thoughts and behavior may manifest differently for younger and older prisoners, with differing patterns of risk. More research is needed on age-based variability in suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide among prisoners, as well as those factors that might explain this variability. Importantly, future research must continue to investigate the nature of suicidal thoughts and behavior among older prisoners.

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“…While the medical literature about criminal justice-involved older adults in the U.S. is sparse, research has shown many experience disproportionate rates of co-occurring behavioral, medical and mental health conditions (Barry et al, 2016, Bolano et al, 2016, Chodos et al, 2014). As a result, criminal justice, health, and social service professionals interact with these individuals on a frequent basis (Brown et al, 2014, Soones et al, 2014).…”

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Mobilizing cross-sector community partnerships to address the needs of criminal justice-involved older adults: a framework for action

Metzger

Ahalt

Kushel

et al. 2017

IJPH

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Purpose The rapidly increasing number of older adults cycling through local criminal justice systems (jails, probation and parole) suggests a need for greater collaboration among a diverse group of local stakeholders including professionals from healthcare delivery, public health, and criminal justice and directly affected individuals, their families, and advocates. In response, we developed a framework that local communities can use to understand and begin to address the needs of criminal justice-involved older adults. Approach The framework included: (1) solicit input from community stakeholders to identify pressing challenges facing criminal justice-involved older adults, (2) conduct needs assessments of criminal justice-involved older adults and professionals working with them; (3) implement quick-response interventions based on needs assessments; (4) share findings with community stakeholders and generate public feedback; (5) engage interdisciplinary group to develop an action plan to optimize services. Findings A 5-step framework for creating an interdisciplinary community response is an effective approach to action planning and broad stakeholder engagement on behalf of older adults cycling through the criminal justice system. Value This study proposes the COJENT (Criminal Justice Involved Older Adults in Need of Treatment) Initiative Framework for establishing an interdisciplinary community response to the growing population of medically and socially vulnerable criminal justice-involved older adults.

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“…On an international level, research has focused specifically on the incidence of physical and mental diseases 5,6 , analysis of inmate needs 7 and on problems of adaptation to the prison environment [8][9][10] . Few research studies have focused on variables such as stress and depression (see review 11 ), suicide 12,13 or the symptoms of posttraumatic stress 14 . Nor is there are any research on wellbeing, psychological resources or the presence of positive emotions presented by older inmates.…”

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Mental health, positive affectivity and wellbeing in prison: a comparative study between young and older prisoners

Chiclana

Castillo-Gualda

Paniagua

et al. 2019

Rev. esp. sanid. penit.

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Objective: To explore socio-demographic, psychological and psychopathological characteristics, as well as to evaluate behaviour in a sample of inmates. Material and methods: A sample of 182 young and elderly inmates of the Madrid III Prison was used. The research was carried out with a battery of self-report psychological questionnaires and objective measurements obtained through the prison files. Comparisons of means were made to see if there are significant differences between the two groups (young and elderly inmates) in the variables analysed. Results: The analysis shows that there are no significant differences in wellbeing between young and elderly inmates. However, young people have higher levels of psychological distress, more presence of negative emotions and have a more maladjusted behaviour in prison (they consume more cannabis and have more disciplinary proceedings registered). Older people regulate their emotions better, adopt the perspectives of others more effectively and show themselves to be friendlier. Conclusions: The elderly inmates in prison, compared with the youngest ones, have better psychological adjustment, more internal resources and are better adapted to the prison environment despite there being no differences in related variables such as time in prison.

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Disability in prison activities of daily living and likelihood of depression and suicidal ideation in older prisoners

Cited by 42 publications

References 47 publications

The relationship between age and suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide among prisoners

The relationship between age and suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide among prisoners

Mobilizing cross-sector community partnerships to address the needs of criminal justice-involved older adults: a framework for action

Mental health, positive affectivity and wellbeing in prison: a comparative study between young and older prisoners

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