Characteristics of Suicide Attempts in a Large Urban Jail System With an Established Suicide Prevention Program

Goss, John; Peterson, Kari; Smith, Lawrence W.; Kalb, Kate; Brodey, Benjamin B.

doi:10.1037/e312392005-001

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“…The 'Servizio nuovi giunti' program soon became operative in all Italian jails and prisons and, in all likelihood, helped towards a reduction in the risk of suicide Preti and Cascio: Prison Suicides and Self-harming Behaviours in Italy, 1990Italy, -2002 among recently imprisoned people. Other studies proved the effectiveness of established suicide prevention programs in the jail system, with better results thanks to mental health screening and the use of methadone maintenance therapy for heroin abusers (Goss et al, 2002). In addition, the awareness-building actions of many civil associations for the protection of convicts contributed to raising the attention of the authorities to the health consequences of imprisonment, including the risk of suicide.…”

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Prison Suicides and Self-harming Behaviours in Italy, 1990-2002

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Data on suicides, attempted suicides and other self-harming behaviours that occurred in Italian prisons from 1990 to 2002 was studied on official records, as documented by the Ministry of Justice. Over the study interval, completed suicide rates in Italian prisons were constantly about ten times higher than among the general population, but over time they did not increase significantly despite nearly a doubling in the absolute number of inmates. The rate of completed suicides in overcrowded prisons was about ten times higher than in non-overcrowded ones. Attempted suicides were about ten times higher than completed suicides, with females being significantly more likely to attempt to take their own lives and males being more likely to complete suicide. Self-injuring acts without the intent to die involve about one in every ten individuals, with foreigners (non-EU citizens mostly) being twice as likely to self-harm than residents. A better identification of the people suffering from mental disorders and a reduction in prison overcrowding are two key issues that need to be implemented to reduce the impact of suicide and self-harming behaviours among convicts.

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Prison Suicides and Self-harming Behaviours in Italy, 1990-2002

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“…Young Beigel & Russel (1972), Ivanoff et al (1996), Kerkhof & Bernasco (1990), Liebling & Krarup (1993), Meltzer et al (2003), Schaller et al (1996) Allen (1969), Goss et al (2002), Howard et al (2003), Inch et al (1995, Ireland (2000), Ivanoff (1992), Jones (1986), Lawlor & Kosky (1992), Kerkhof & Bernasco (1990) Forensic/prison-related factors (Table III) This review focuses on risk factors on the individual level. Nevertheless, it is interesting to take a look at studies that have analyed the relationship of rates for suicidal behaviour (attempted and completed suicide) and global (macro) factors.…”

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“…Russel (1972),Holley et al (1995),Jones (1986),Kerkhof & Bernasco (1990),Lawlor & Kosky (1992),Maden et al (2000),Matsumoto et al (2005), Sloane (1973)Blaauw et al (2001),Claghorn & Beto (1967),Goss et al (2002),Haines et al (1995),Howard et al (2003),Ivanoff (1992),Liebling & Krarup (1993),Penn et al (2003),Rohde et al (1997a) Prior incarcerationBeigel & Russel (1972),Griffiths (1990) Blaauw et al (2001), Inch et al (1995,Rohde et al et al (2001),Dear et al (2001),Ireland (2002),Meltzer et al (2003),Viljoen et al (2005) …”

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“…(2000),Dear et al (2001),Farmer et al (1996),Kerkhof & Bernasco (1990),Maden et al (2000),Meltzer et al (2003), Mohino Justes et al (2004,Sloane (1973),Tacke et al (1975) Haines et al (1995), Inch et al (1995,Ivanoff (1992),Lawlor & Kosky (1992),Penn et al (2003),Schaller et al (1996),Virkkunen (1976) Misuse of/dependency on other psychotropic substancesBrooke et al (2000),Claghorn & Beto (1967),Dear et al (2001), Farmer et al (1996,Goss et al (2002),Griffiths (1990),Hopes & Shaull (1986),Howard et al (2003),Ivanoff (1992),Kerkhof & Bernasco (1990),Matsumoto et al (2005),Miller et al (1982),Penn et al (2003),Sanislow et al (2003),Schaller et al (1996),Tacke et al (1975),Virkkunen (1976) Blaauw et al (2001,Eidhin et al (2002),Haines et al (1995),Holley et al (1995), Inch et al (1995,Kempton & Forehand (1992),Lawlor & Kosky (1992), Maden et al (2000), Meltzer et al (2003), Mohino Justes et...…”

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Risk factors for self‐injurious behaviour in custody: Problems of definition and prediction

Lohner

Konrad

2007

International Journal of Prisoner Health

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This article reviews the international literature of the last two decades on self-injurious behaviour in prisons and jails and introduces the risk factors associated with this behaviour. Studies from a variety of countries investigated different samples (e.g. in jails or prisons; female or male inmates). We only chose those studies using a control group of inmates without self-injurious behaviour. The findings on potential risk factors for self-injurious behaviour are largely contradictory because of the differences in sample selection and dependent variables (deliberate self-harm without suicidal intent vs. suicide attempts). We also discuss some methodological problems in predicting self-injurious behaviour. Defining the subjectThe results of studies on risk factors for self-injurious behaviour can vary greatly depending on the type of self-injurious behaviour being examined (Borrill et al., 2003;Daigle, 2004;Kerkhof & Bernasco, 1990). Thus, the selection and operational definition of the dependent variable(s) are two of the most basic and decisive steps in designing such a study. In this regard, studies have investigated a wide range of phenomena. Ivanoff (1989) called the definitions idiosyncratic. Malone et al. (1995) found inconsistencies in the definition of suicide attempts not only in the cases they examined, but also in the literature. The definitions included behaviours that ranged from suicidal ideation (i.e. no acting-out behaviour in the real sense; Daigle, 2004) to self-harming behaviour with various degrees of lethality and motives, to acts that might be called suicide attempts because the inmates had relatively strong desires to die or had inflicted considerable harm on themselves. In conceptualizing self-injurious behaviour in custody, some authors, on the one hand, use varying terms such as self-harm, suicide attempt, or parasuicide interchangeably

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“…Research suggests that incarcerated individuals exhibit elevated suicidality despite the many environmental precautions they encounter (Joukamaa, 1997; Goss et al, 2002). Additionally, studies have found that incarcerated individuals have greater exposure to SLEs (Jordan et al, 1996; Way et al, 2005), and the SLES encountered by such individuals are often atypical in comparison to SLEs experienced by non-incarcerated individuals (e.g., disciplinary action, inmate-to-inmate conflict; Way et al, 2005).…”

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The role of stressful life events preceding death by suicide: Evidence from two samples of suicide decedents

Buchman‐Schmitt

Chu

Michaels

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Psychiatry Research

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Stressful life events (SLEs) are associated with increased risk for suicidal behavior. Less is known regarding the intensity of SLEs and how this may vary as a function of suicide attempt history. As a large percentage of suicide decedents do not have a history of suicidal behavior, SLEs precipitating suicide may help characterize suicidality in this understudied population. This paper examines the intensity, number, and accumulation of SLEs preceding death by suicide among decedents with varying suicide attempt histories. Suicide attempts, SLEs, and suicide methods were examined in two samples: 62 prison-based and 117 community-based suicide decedents. Regression was used to compare the level of stressor precipitating death by suicide in decedents who died on a first attempt versus multiple previous attempts. A non-significant trend was observed in the prison population which was supported by significant findings in the community-based sample. Decedents who died on a first attempt experienced a stressor of a lower magnitude when compared to decedents with multiple previous suicide attempts. We discuss the implications of these findings in relation to the stress-diathesis model for suicide.

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Characteristics of Suicide Attempts in a Large Urban Jail System With an Established Suicide Prevention Program

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Prison Suicides and Self-harming Behaviours in Italy, 1990-2002

Prison Suicides and Self-harming Behaviours in Italy, 1990-2002

Risk factors for self‐injurious behaviour in custody: Problems of definition and prediction

The role of stressful life events preceding death by suicide: Evidence from two samples of suicide decedents

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