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| Female children of inmates at greater risk for neurological problems |
| By medicalxpress.com- Beth Miller |
| Published: 04/19/2016 |
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A secondary analysis of data gathered in scores of interviews with female inmates suggests girls who have an incarcerated adult in the family may be at greater risk for lifelong neurological problems. The new findings in a study by Kathleen Brewer-Smyth of the University of Delaware's College of Health Sciences show that female inmates with at least one adult incarcerated family member during childhood were more than twice as likely to have neurological abnormalities as adults than female inmates who had no incarcerated family members. The article was published by Health Care for Women International. The implications are significant internationally, Brewer-Smyth said, in light of a World Health Organization 2015 report that predicts neurological decline will be an increasing public health problem worldwide. Because of the nature of the study – a cross-sectional review of data gathered in other research – no cause and effect can be determined, said Brewer-Smyth, associate professor in the School of Nursing. Read More. |
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