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ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2025

Cognitive dysfunction-an under looked avenue to promote health in incarcerated elderly population through yoga.

Kalyan Maity, Vijaya Majumdar, Sanjib Patra, Akshay Anand

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Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kalyan MaityDivision of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), Bengaluru, India.
Vijaya MajumdarDivision of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), Bengaluru, India.
Sanjib PatraDepartment of Yoga, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India.
Akshay AnandNeuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.

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Abstract

The correctional "ageing crisis" underlined by accelerated ageing, attributed to a prior history of poor health and lifestyle choices amongst prisoners, and other imprisonment-related factors has been associated with a global burgeoning burden of cognitive impairment in prison settings. Cognitive impairment imposes a crucial, urgent economic and medical challenge for carceral healthcare systems. Further, lack of awareness and absence of regular diagnostic screenings and lack of implementation of appropriate interventions in the prison settings worsen the scenario. Amongst the limited efficacy and reported side effects of pharmacological treatments for cognitive dysfunction, Yoga, a cost-effective and scalable intervention could provide better avenues for halting cognitive deterioration in elderly prisoners. This article presents a perspective on how the adaptation of Yoga-based regimes in carceral settings could improve the needs of people with cognitive deficits across Indian prison settings. However, we also emphasize the need to understand the essence of readiness to achieve clinical effectiveness for combating cognitive deterioration, via the implementation of well-structured Yoga based rehabilitative programs.

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ageing crisiscognitive impairmentelderlyprisonyoga

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