Previous studies have shown that criminal and other externalizing behaviors are associated with several adverse outcomes, but very little is known about the impact of these behaviors beyond middle age. Few studies have explored how a lifetime history of criminal and externalizing behaviors influences aging and, more specifically, whether it is associated with the onset and development of different neurodegenerative conditions. In this presentation, a brief overview of previous research that has investigated the health needs and psychological needs of older adults with criminal histories will be given. Next, the results of one of our latest studies entitled “Risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older adults with a criminal history: The role of mental health and other risk factors across the lifespan” will be presented. This is a Swedish population-based registry study that examined how severity of criminal history (type of crime, number of convictions, length of sentence) was associated with dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and how various factors throughout life influenced these associations. Finally, the need for a better understanding of the aging process of individuals with this history will be discussed and the importance of using longitudinal perspectives to expand scientific knowledge about the influence of adverse behaviors throughout life on aging.
References:
- Solares, C., Garcia-Argibay, M., Chang, Z., Dobrosavljevic, M., Larsson, H., & Andershed, H. (2023). Risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older adults with a criminal background: a population-based register study in Sweden. Scientific reports, 13(1), 1915.
- Carlisi, CO, Moffitt, TE, Knodt, AR, Harrington, H., Ireland, D., Melzer, TR, Poulton, R., Ramrakha,, S., Caspi, A., Hariri, AR & Viding, E. (2020). Associations between life-course-persistent antisocial behavior and brain structure in a population-representative longitudinal birth cohort. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(3), 245-253.
- Wertz, J., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Broadbent, J., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., … & Moffitt, T. E. (2021). Association of history of psychopathology with accelerated aging at midlife. JAMA psychiatry, 78(5), 530-539.
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Lídia Serra
Lídia Serra is a clinical and health psychologist and neuropsychologist, with an international doctorate in Neuropsychology from the University of Salamanca, receiving the extraordinary doctorate award from the same university. He has an official master's degree in Neuropsychology from the University of Salamanca, a master's degree in Clinical and Health Psychology and a degree in Psychology from the University of Évora. She also has a postgraduate degree in Health Statistics from the Faculty of Sciences of Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She has worked in various intervention contexts as a psychologist, held management positions, namely coordinating the 1st cycle in Psychology at ISEIT – IP de Almada, was deputy director of the same institution, member of academic bodies and study cycle evaluation committees. She is an active member of the OPP, supervisor of professional internships and works in private practice. She is currently an Assistant Professor at UAL.
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Carmen Solares
PhD student in the NEWBREED PhD program funded by the European Union in the thematic area of Successful Aging and psychosocial adjustment. She has a degree in Psychology (2010) from the University of Oviedo, Spain. He continued his studies at the University of Salamanca, namely with a master's degree in Neuropsychology (2012). He completed another master's degree in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language (2014) at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL). He worked at CEDETi UC, a research center at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile where he collaborated on different research projects and taught at the Faculty of Psychology. In addition, he coordinated the neuropsychological assessment service at CEDETi. His research interests include functional impairment in older adults after a life course of neuropsychological or psychiatric disorders, psychosocial adjustment during aging, neurocognitive and psychopathological disorders, as well as functional impairment throughout adulthood and aging after a life course of life of crime.
