Does history of childhood maltreatment make a difference in prison? A hierarchical approach on early family events and personality traits

Sergentanis, Theodoros N.; Sakelliadis, Emmanouil I.; Vlachodimitropoulos, Dimitrios; Goutas, Nikolaοs; Sergentanis, Ioannis N.; Spiliopoulou, Chara; Papadodima, Stavroula

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2014.10.019

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“…An additional 90 studies were excluded as they did not report data relevant to the link between childhood maltreatment and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Of the remaining 28 studies, only four focused exclusively on either suicidal ideation (Zhang et al ., 2010; Boonmann et al ., 2016), suicide risk (Blaauw et al ., 2002), or suicidality (a term that may incorporate attempts, ideation, plans, urges and intentions; Sergentanis et al ., 2014), resulting in 24 independent studies which were focused exclusively on the link between any form of childhood maltreatment and suicide attempts in prisoners (see Fig. 1).…”

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“…Second, we identified a paucity of studies exploring the link between childhood abuse/neglect and the different modes of suicide behavior other than attempts, including suicidal ideation, urges, and plans. We only identified four studies exploring the link between any form of childhood maltreatment and suicidal ideation or suicide risk (Blaauw et al ., 2002; Zhang et al ., 2010; Sergentanis et al ., 2014; Boonmann et al ., 2016). This is an important gap in the literature because there is compelling evidence suggesting that among those individuals experiencing lifetime suicidal ideation with or without plans the likelihood of acting upon their thoughts ranges between 30% and 55% (Nock et al ., 2008).…”

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Childhood maltreatment and suicide attempts in prisoners: a systematic meta-analytic review

Angelakis

Austin

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2019

Psychol. Med.

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In the past decade, the links between core types of childhood maltreatment and suicidal acts have become an increasingly important area of investigation. However, no meta-analytic review has examined this relationship in prisoners. We undertook the first systematic meta-analytic review examining the link between childhood maltreatment and suicide attempts in prisoners to redress this important gap. We searched Medline, PsychINFO, Embase, Web of Science and CINAHL from inception until August 2019. Meta-analyses using random effect models were applied, and heterogeneity was quantified using the I2 statistic. Publication bias and risk of bias across studies were assessed. We identified 24 studies comprising 16 586 prisoners. The rates of different types of childhood maltreatment ranged between 29% and 68% [95% confidence interval (CI) 18–81%]. The rate of suicide attempts in prisoners was 23% (95% CI 18–27%). Main results demonstrated that sexual abuse [odds ratio (OR) 2.68, 95% CI 1.86–3.86], physical abuse (OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.60–2.91), emotional abuse (OR 2.70, 95% CI 1.92–3.79), emotional neglect (OR 2.29, 95% CI 1.69–3.10), physical neglect (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.27–1.94) and combined abuse (OR 3.09, 95% CI 2.14–4.45) were strongly associated with suicide attempts in prisoners. There was an indication of publication bias. Duval and Tweedie's trim-and-fill method was applied, which increased the odds for suicide attempts. Given the high rates of prison suicide deaths and suicide attempts, our findings suggest an urgent need for targeted suicide prevention priorities for prisoners, with a particular focus on ameliorating the effects of childhood traumatic experiences on suicidal prisoners.

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Childhood maltreatment and suicide attempts in prisoners: a systematic meta-analytic review

Angelakis

Austin

Gooding³

2019

Psychol. Med.

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“…25 Η παιδική κακοποίηση σχετίζεται επίσης, με την επιθετικότητα, τη χρήση παράνομων ουσιών, το κά πνισμα, την παρορμητικότητα και την κατάχρηση αλκοόλ. 26 Σε έρευνα μελέτης διαγενεακού ιστορικού αντικοινωνικής συμπεριφοράς, 27 προέκυψαν τρεις μορφές αντικοινωνικού οικογενειακού δένδρου: Η πρώτη αφορά σε ελάχιστο οικογενειακό ιστορικό προβληματικών συμπεριφορών (70,3% του δείγμα τος), η οποία χαρακτηρίζεται από υψηλότερη κοι νωνικοοικονομική κατάσταση και προβλήματα συ μπεριφοράς γονέων και απογόνων. Η δεύτερη (9,4% του δείγματος) χαρακτηρίζεται από εγκληματικές συμπεριφορές, ψυχοπαθολογία, διαταραχές χρήσης ουσιών και διαγενεακό ιστορικό προβληματικών συ μπεριφορών και η τρίτη (20,3% του δείγματος), χα ρακτηρίζεται από αλκοολισμό, ψυχοπαθολογία και πληθώρα ποινικών υποτροπών.…”

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Prisoners in Greek prisons: Correlation of demographic and psychosocial data with committed crimes

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Previous literature shows an association between several psychosocial factors or life events in general and delinquency. Factors such as gender, cannabis and drugs use are firmly connected to delinquency. Similarly, interpersonal violent behavior appears to be more frequent in people with lower socioeconomic status and people with lower education. The association of these factors with the violent or non-violent crimes, especially in Greek research literature, is very limited. The present study is an attempt to examine in a Greek prison population the correlation of demographic and psychosocial factors with violent and non-violent crime. The prison population sample comprised of 308 males from a total of 1300 prisoners, aged between 18 and 77 years old. The survey was conducted from January 2012 until August 2013 in Korydallos and Domokos prisons. In our prison population sample most of the crimes were non-violent. The prisoners were urban dwellers, of young age, were not married and were in short-term relationships on average. They had completed their military obligations, were not live alone, and have been working in the last six months before being imprisoned, in manual labor. They had low-grade education and poor school achievements, had been brawling with classmates and had history of antisocial behavior (liked to "put fire" and abuse animals). They report good relationships with their parents; however, they had experienced violence in parental relationships and some kind of violence, mainly by the father and secondarily by the mother. They have not been involved in gangs necessarily and have a history from a young age, of alcohol, cannabis and drugs use. Cannabis use history was reported by 208 prisoners (67.5%) and 133 (63.9%) of them started using at the age of 10-15 years old. A total of 179 prisoners (58.5%) reported a history of drug use, about half of them (50.3%) reported being addicted to a combination of drugs. For 40.8% (n=73) drug use was initiated in the age of 10-15 years old, while the largest percentage (46.4%) of prisoners mentioned as starting age 16-20 years old. Although the above features underline the great differences between prison population and the general population, there are no significant associations of these factors with violent or non-violent crime. However, the prisoners with drug use history were 65% less likely to have been sentenced for violent crime. Also, the prisoners exempted from their military duties, were 49% less likely to have committed violent crime.

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“…Thomas et al (2005) acknowledged the need to better understand the relationship between childhood trauma, psychopathology and offending behavior and how this affects risk and treatment outcomes. While a number studies have been conducted since then within prisons (Cuomo et al 2008;Sarchiapone et al 2009;Hansen et al 2011, Sergentanis et al 2014, research within secure hospitals remains very limited. There are many differences between prison and secure hospital populations.…”

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Examining the effect of childhood trauma on psychological distress, risk of violence and engagement, in forensic mental health

Macinnes

Macpherson

Austin

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Psychiatry Research

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Previous research has found an association between childhood trauma and insecure attachment and psychological distress, risk of violence and engagement in therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between these factors in a forensic population. Sixty-four participants from three secure psychiatric hospitals completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ) and the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM). Overall scores from participants' Historical Clinical Risk Management Violence Risk Assessment Scheme, (HCR-20) were calculated. Staff evaluated participants' engagement in therapy via completion of the Service Engagement Scale (SES). This retrospective study found childhood trauma and insecure attachment significantly predicted psychological distress and risk of violence. No associations with engagement were found, but methodological reasons for this outcome were acknowledged. The importance of routinely assessing for a history of childhood trauma and insecure attachment was highlighted.

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Does history of childhood maltreatment make a difference in prison? A hierarchical approach on early family events and personality traits

Cited by 18 publications

References 57 publications

Childhood maltreatment and suicide attempts in prisoners: a systematic meta-analytic review

Childhood maltreatment and suicide attempts in prisoners: a systematic meta-analytic review

Prisoners in Greek prisons: Correlation of demographic and psychosocial data with committed crimes

Examining the effect of childhood trauma on psychological distress, risk of violence and engagement, in forensic mental health

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