Pre and post diagnostic dementia care in four Scottish prisons

• Main Authors: Rhoda MacRae (Author), Natalie Chalmers (Author), Debbie Tolson (Author), James Taylor (Author), Kirstin Anderson (Author), Lindsay Thomson (Author), Tom Russ (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background and purpose The number of older people in prisons is increasing across the globe. Many have poor physical and mental health, higher prevalence of head injury, cognitive impairment and dementia than found in community populations. Meeting the complex needs of this vulnerable group...