Aging With Mental Disorders in the Criminal Justice System: A Content Analysis of the Empirical Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
pp. 2103-2137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Maschi ◽  
Dhweeja Dasarathy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Justice Involvement ◽  
System A ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Studies

To fill a current gap in the literature on aging, mental health, and the criminal justice system, a content analysis of international peer-reviewed research studies was conducted. A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify English language research studies published in 2018-19. Forty-four articles were located using keyword search terms, such as aging, mental health, and criminal justice. The methods and major findings were analyzed using deductive and inductive approaches. It was found that the majority of the research studies were conducted in the United States and England. The results of the inductive analyses revealed major themes related to mental health detection and access to services, comorbid conditions, and the relationship of age, mental health, criminal behavior, and the social determinants of mental health. Findings from this review have significant implications for advancing epidemiological research, practice, and policy, especially as it relates to the influence of the social determinants of health of aging on life course mental health and criminal justice involvement. Research findings about the correlates and consequences of the social determinants of health, especially as it relates to aging, mental health, and criminal justice involvement, can be used to inform prevention and intervention efforts that target the social determinants of life course health and criminal justice involvement. It also provides a comprehensive assessment of the m methods used in prior studies to help improve future studies in this important area of investigation.

scholarly journals Implantação de Terapia Comunitária online: tecnologia do cuidado em tempos de pandemia

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (esp. 1) ◽  
pp. 393-408
Author(s):  
André Luiz Pereira Silva ◽  
Doralice Otaviano ◽  
Fernanda Cruz Vieira Ferreira ◽  
Jurema Valkiria Otaviano ◽  
Jussara Otaviano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Psychosocial Crisis

Suddenly in March 2020 we found ourselves confined and isolated in our homes, due to a global health crisis arising from a pandemic, caused by the contamination of a virus called COVID-19. This health crisis also generated a crisis in the social determinants of health, especially those related to the economy, education and culture. But it also generated another crisis, the psychosocial crisis, where populations affected by the effects of mental damage caused by the pandemic and isolation, showed important signs of stress. It is in this scenario that the Integrative Community Therapy, previously carried out in person, is renewed and reinvented. This article reports on the experience of implementing the Integrative Community Therapy online in Brazil and presents the results of the Afinando Vidas Pole in the contribution of improving the quality of life and the individual and collective mental health of the Brazilian population.

scholarly journals COVID 19 na imprensa brasileira: comunicação, políticas públicas, economia e promoção da saúde nos títulos das matérias da Folha de S. Paulo

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 947-959
Author(s):  
Renan Antônio da Silva ◽  
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Financial Market ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Clear Association ◽  
The Social

The Covid-19 pandemic offers a good opportunity for reflection on communication, journalism and health. This article sought to analyze how Folha de S. Paulo reported to Covid-19 in the first three months of the pandemic. It was a qualitative approach investigation and documentary support that analyzed the titles of articles published from January 1st to March 31st, 2020. The data were analyzed from the perspective of content analysis. The results showed that there was the construction of a narrative that sought to associate the virus with China, contributing to situations of xenophobia, and that the disease was thought of as a distant problem. It was also evident that, at least in the first moments, economic aspects gained greater visibility, with a clear association between health guidelines and the financial market, with little attention to the social determinants of health.

Commentary on Alexander (1993)

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-390
Author(s):  
SETH C. KALICHMAN
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sexually Violent

This commentary on Alexander's article concerning civil commitment of sex offenders concludes that the failure of the mental health sciences to define the psychosexual pathology of sexually violent adults has resulted in an inability to address these disturbances in the criminal justice system. This situation will likely contribute to the social threats posed by sexual offenders. It is suggested that researchers work to establish the mental illness parameters of sexual violence.

Social Determinants of Psychiatric Illness

2019 ◽  
pp. 69-86
Author(s):  
Kristen Nishimi ◽  
Esther Howe ◽  
Erin C. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Social

The social determinants of health refer to the ways in which societal conditions impact the etiology, course, and treatment of health outcomes. This chapter summarizes four main topics related to the social determinants of mental health in order to provide a framework for clinicians to understand the major social determinants of mental illness and help them incorporate insights about the social determinants of health into their clinical practice. First, we demonstrate how social determinants are related to the field of public health and population health frameworks. Second, we describe how knowledge of social determinants can inform psychiatric clinical practice. Third, we summarize research on four major social determinants—gender, socioeconomic status, childhood adversity, and school and neighborhood environments—with respect to depression risk. Last, we show how information about social determinants can be integrated with more individual-level factors, including genetic variation.

Narrative review of affinities and differences between the social determinants of oral and general health in Canada: establishing a common agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. e218-e225
Author(s):  
Dennis Raphael
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
General Health ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Health Literature ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background This article overviews Canadian work on the social determinants of oral and general health noting their affinities and differences. Methods A literature search identified Canadian journal articles addressing the social determinants of oral health and/or oral health inequalities. Analysis identified affinities and differences with six themes in the general social determinants of health literature. Results While most Canadian social determinants activity focuses on physical and mental health there is a growing literature on oral health—literature reviews, empirical studies and policy analyses—with many affinities to the broader literature. In addition, since Canada provides physical and mental health services on a universal basis, but does not do so for dental care, there is a special concern with the reasons behind, and the health effects—oral, physical and mental—of the absence of publicly financed dental care. Conclusions The affinities between the social determinants of oral health and the broader social determinants of health literature suggests the value of establishing a common research and action agenda. This would involve collaborative research into common social determinants of oral and general health and combined policy advocacy efforts to improve Canadians’ living and working conditions as means of achieving health for all.

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