Mansfield Mela
Biographic Data
| ID | 147268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mansfield Mela |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mansfield |
| FAMILY NAME | Mela |
| SIGNATURE | MELA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Saskatchewan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8393-2983 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Performance of cognitive screening tools in detecting possible dementia among older males in custody in Canada: A pilot study
BACKGROUND: Older individuals represent a growing demographic in correctional institutions worldwide, many of whom are living with complex health and social needs. One area of concern is that older people in custody are at increased risk of developing, or are currently living with, neurocognitive issues such as dementia. This pilot study examined the preliminary diagnostic performance of several cognitive screening tools for detecting suspected c…
An updated systematic review of the literature on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the criminal legal system
Criminal legal system contact in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (Fasd): Experiences and support needs
People with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) often receive inadequate supports, which can lead to an increased risk of becoming involved in the criminal legal system (CLS). This study compared the needs of people with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE)/FASD with and without CLS contact and examined patterns of intervention recommendations across groups. Data was drawn from the Canadian National FASD Database and included 544 people with PAE/FA…
Patterns of Cannabis Use in Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (Fasd)
Evaluation of an Indigenous Traditional Healer and Medicine Program in a Canadian Correctional Facility
Indigenous Peoples, especially Indigenous women, are overrepresented in Canadian prisons. Given the underlined importance and benefits of culturally-based programs for justice-involved Indigenous people, Canada’s federal correctional system is committed to providing culturally appropriate programs and practices to meet the needs of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people in custody. Healthcare is one area the federal correctional system is committ…
Concurrent Experience of Self-Reported Mental Health Symptoms and Problematic Substance Use During the First Two Years of the Covid-19 Pandemic Among Canadian Adults: Evidence from a Repeated Nationwi…
This study was aimed at identifying the prevalence of concurrent experience, poor mental health and problematic substance use, and its associated factors, among Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. A nationwide repeated cross-sectional sample of 14,897 Canadian adults (quota-sampled, weighted) were recruited on ten occasions between October 2020 and March 2022 using online panels. Concurrent experience was defined as mild to severe sympt…
Medical Chart Review to Explore Suicidal and Self-Harm Thoughts and Behavior Among Psychiatric Inpatients
Suicide and self-harm events are elevated in psychiatric inpatient populations. In this study, health data were retrospectively collected from the medical records of 183 patients (97 civil and 86 forensic) who had resided in, or been admitted to, a public psychiatric hospital in Saskatchewan, Canada from April 1 to December 31, 2021. Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted to estimate prevalence and correlates of (non-fatal) suicide a…
Childhood trauma as a mediator between attachment and recidivism risk: A study of Canadian offenders with mental disorders
The current study aimed to explore the relationships between attachment and childhood trauma on recidivism risk in a sample of Canadian offenders with mental disorder (OMDs). N = 56 OMDs completed the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) questionnaire, a measure of adult attachment (Experiences in Close Relationships Scale), and interview to determine recidivism risk (Level of Service/Case Management Inventory; LS/CMI). The variables of interest h…
Unleashing compassionate care: Canine-assisted intervention as a promising harm reduction approach to prisonization in Canada and its relevance to forensic psychiatry
In recent years, there has been a global advancement in the offering of canine-assisted interventions (CAI) in prisons. However, these programs have focused primarily on the benefits to the dogs involved and not on the impact on the participants. The authors of this perspective study have been running a CAI program with therapy dogs, called PAWSitive Support, in a Canadian federal prison since 2016. Thoughts from the program facilitators and inte…
Beyond Autarky: Discourses of Islandness-As-Heritage in Islands’ Energy Transitions
This article employs heritage as a lens through which to research the roles of islandness in energy transition processes. Both in cases of islanders’ initiatives toward renewable energy projects and in cases of resistance against such projects, memories and imaginaries of islandness are evoked. The heritage of islandness is constructed discursively in response to threats and opportunities represented by the energy transition. Through an analysis …
Rates and implications of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among released offenders with mental disorder in Canada
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is prevalent among individuals involved in the justice system. However, many of the characteristics of justice‐involved individuals with FASD remain unknown. We assessed patients in a forensic mental health hospital ( n = 26) for FASD before their release. The two objectives were to establish the prevalence of FASD in this unique environment and to describe the mental health and neurocognitive characteristic…
The neurocognitive profiles of justice involved people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A systematic review
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is highly prevalent in criminal justice settings. Despite increased awareness of the neurocognitive deficits among justice‐involved individuals with FASD, no systematic evaluation of the literature in the field has been conducted to date. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the neurocognitive profiles of justice‐involved individuals with FASD, by searching five key electronic databa…
Caregivers' experiences and perceptions of suicidality among their children and youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) experience a range of biopsychosocial vulnerabilities that can increase the possibility of adverse life outcomes, including a heightened risk of suicidality. In this study, we explored the lived experiences of caregivers of children and youth with FASD and suicidality, including their perceptions of their child and youth's suicidal experiences. Between March and June 2021, six comprehensive,…
The lived experience of paroled offenders with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and comorbid psychiatric disorder
This case study presents the life history and postincarceration experiences of two forensic psychiatric patients diagnosed with comorbid mental illness and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The men first met in prison and a few years after their release became roommates at the suggestion of their community support worker and parole officer. With shared and coordinated clinical and mentorship supports, the men were able to establish stabilit…
The effect of religiosity and spirituality on psychological well-being among forensic psychiatric patients in Canada
All patients in a multilevel secure forensic psychiatric centre were surveyed to determine the relationship between religiosity and spirituality, and depression, anxiety and satisfaction with life. Of the whole population, 90% responded; 5% were females and 47% aboriginal. The mean anxiety and depression scores using the Beck anxiety and depression inventories were low at 11.4 and 17, respectively. Weekly attendance at worship and the private int…
Beyond Autarky: Discourses of Islandness-As-Heritage in Islands’ Energy Transitions
This article employs heritage as a lens through which to research the roles of islandness in energy transition processes. Both in cases of islanders’ initiatives toward renewable energy projects and in cases of resistance against such projects, memories and imaginaries of islandness are evoked. The heritage of islandness is constructed discursively in response to threats and opportunities represented by the energy transition. Through an analysis …
The effect of religiosity and spirituality on psychological well-being among forensic psychiatric patients in Canada
All patients in a multilevel secure forensic psychiatric centre were surveyed to determine the relationship between religiosity and spirituality, and depression, anxiety and satisfaction with life. Of the whole population, 90% responded; 5% were females and 47% aboriginal. The mean anxiety and depression scores using the Beck anxiety and depression inventories were low at 11.4 and 17, respectively. Weekly attendance at worship and the private int…
The lived experience of paroled offenders with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and comorbid psychiatric disorder
This case study presents the life history and postincarceration experiences of two forensic psychiatric patients diagnosed with comorbid mental illness and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The men first met in prison and a few years after their release became roommates at the suggestion of their community support worker and parole officer. With shared and coordinated clinical and mentorship supports, the men were able to establish stabilit…
Rates and implications of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among released offenders with mental disorder in Canada
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is prevalent among individuals involved in the justice system. However, many of the characteristics of justice‐involved individuals with FASD remain unknown. We assessed patients in a forensic mental health hospital ( n = 26) for FASD before their release. The two objectives were to establish the prevalence of FASD in this unique environment and to describe the mental health and neurocognitive characteristic…
The neurocognitive profiles of justice involved people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A systematic review
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is highly prevalent in criminal justice settings. Despite increased awareness of the neurocognitive deficits among justice‐involved individuals with FASD, no systematic evaluation of the literature in the field has been conducted to date. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the neurocognitive profiles of justice‐involved individuals with FASD, by searching five key electronic databa…
Caregivers' experiences and perceptions of suicidality among their children and youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) experience a range of biopsychosocial vulnerabilities that can increase the possibility of adverse life outcomes, including a heightened risk of suicidality. In this study, we explored the lived experiences of caregivers of children and youth with FASD and suicidality, including their perceptions of their child and youth's suicidal experiences. Between March and June 2021, six comprehensive,…
Childhood trauma as a mediator between attachment and recidivism risk: A study of Canadian offenders with mental disorders
The current study aimed to explore the relationships between attachment and childhood trauma on recidivism risk in a sample of Canadian offenders with mental disorder (OMDs). N = 56 OMDs completed the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) questionnaire, a measure of adult attachment (Experiences in Close Relationships Scale), and interview to determine recidivism risk (Level of Service/Case Management Inventory; LS/CMI). The variables of interest h…
Unleashing compassionate care: Canine-assisted intervention as a promising harm reduction approach to prisonization in Canada and its relevance to forensic psychiatry
In recent years, there has been a global advancement in the offering of canine-assisted interventions (CAI) in prisons. However, these programs have focused primarily on the benefits to the dogs involved and not on the impact on the participants. The authors of this perspective study have been running a CAI program with therapy dogs, called PAWSitive Support, in a Canadian federal prison since 2016. Thoughts from the program facilitators and inte…
Beyond Autarky: Discourses of Islandness-As-Heritage in Islands’ Energy Transitions
This article employs heritage as a lens through which to research the roles of islandness in energy transition processes. Both in cases of islanders’ initiatives toward renewable energy projects and in cases of resistance against such projects, memories and imaginaries of islandness are evoked. The heritage of islandness is constructed discursively in response to threats and opportunities represented by the energy transition. Through an analysis …
Concurrent Experience of Self-Reported Mental Health Symptoms and Problematic Substance Use During the First Two Years of the Covid-19 Pandemic Among Canadian Adults: Evidence from a Repeated Nationwi…
This study was aimed at identifying the prevalence of concurrent experience, poor mental health and problematic substance use, and its associated factors, among Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. A nationwide repeated cross-sectional sample of 14,897 Canadian adults (quota-sampled, weighted) were recruited on ten occasions between October 2020 and March 2022 using online panels. Concurrent experience was defined as mild to severe sympt…
Medical Chart Review to Explore Suicidal and Self-Harm Thoughts and Behavior Among Psychiatric Inpatients
Suicide and self-harm events are elevated in psychiatric inpatient populations. In this study, health data were retrospectively collected from the medical records of 183 patients (97 civil and 86 forensic) who had resided in, or been admitted to, a public psychiatric hospital in Saskatchewan, Canada from April 1 to December 31, 2021. Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted to estimate prevalence and correlates of (non-fatal) suicide a…
An updated systematic review of the literature on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the criminal legal system
Criminal legal system contact in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (Fasd): Experiences and support needs
People with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) often receive inadequate supports, which can lead to an increased risk of becoming involved in the criminal legal system (CLS). This study compared the needs of people with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE)/FASD with and without CLS contact and examined patterns of intervention recommendations across groups. Data was drawn from the Canadian National FASD Database and included 544 people with PAE/FA…
Patterns of Cannabis Use in Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (Fasd)
Evaluation of an Indigenous Traditional Healer and Medicine Program in a Canadian Correctional Facility
Indigenous Peoples, especially Indigenous women, are overrepresented in Canadian prisons. Given the underlined importance and benefits of culturally-based programs for justice-involved Indigenous people, Canada’s federal correctional system is committed to providing culturally appropriate programs and practices to meet the needs of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people in custody. Healthcare is one area the federal correctional system is committ…
Performance of cognitive screening tools in detecting possible dementia among older males in custody in Canada: A pilot study
BACKGROUND: Older individuals represent a growing demographic in correctional institutions worldwide, many of whom are living with complex health and social needs. One area of concern is that older people in custody are at increased risk of developing, or are currently living with, neurocognitive issues such as dementia. This pilot study examined the preliminary diagnostic performance of several cognitive screening tools for detecting suspected c…
Psychiatry (9 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (5 works) · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (5 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Psychological intervention (4 works)