犯罪中的神经退行性疾病和老年囚犯的认知衰退
1Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.
NeuroSci
|January 23, 2025
概括
人口老龄化在监狱中带来痴呆症的挑战. 早期认知评估和量身定制的护理对于患有阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 和前性痴呆症 (FTD) 的囚犯至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
背景情况:
- 痴呆症,包括阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 和前性痴呆症 (FTD),对全球人口老龄化和惩教系统构成重大挑战.
- 阿尔茨海默病主要影响老年人的记忆和认知能力,而FTD影响社会行为,语言和冲动控制,特别是在65岁以下的人群中.
- 监狱人口表现出高水平的认知障碍,因监狱环境和有限的医疗保健机会而加剧.
研究的目的:
- 突出在惩戒机构中解决痴呆症的关键需求.
- 检查监狱人口中AD和FTD所带来的具体挑战.
- 倡导对认知障碍囚犯的惩戒医疗保健进行改革.
主要方法:
- 对监禁人员痴呆症患病率的现有文献的综述.
- 监狱环境对认知衰退的影响分析.
- 审查有关痴呆患者刑事责任的伦理和法律考虑.
主要成果:
- 在55岁以上的美国州立监狱囚犯中,多达11%的人表现出认知障碍,往往未被诊断出来.
- 诸如抑制和侵略之类的症状经常会受到惩罚,而不是康复的反应.
- 越来越多的老年囚犯需要紧急改革医疗保健.
结论:
- 惩戒系统需要加强医疗保健,包括早期认知评估和针对痴呆症囚犯的有针对性的干预.
- 量身定制的释放后计划对于认知障碍个体的成功重新整合至关重要.
- 解决这些需求对于适当的治疗,减少医疗负担和改善囚犯结果至关重要.
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