The social network of people who attempt suicide

Magne-Ingvar, U.; Öjehagen, Agneta; Träskman‐Bendz, Lil

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1992.tb03244.x

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“…Specifically, we found the following factors were associated with such attempts at least at borderline significance levels: having fewer close or good friends both outside and inside prison, feeling less close to relatives, and having fewer external contacts in the form of letters, phone calls and visits. These findings are consistent with previous prison and community studies [62], [63] and suggest that a person’s social environment can contribute to suicide risk. It may be that the more an individual feels connected to social surroundings, the more likely they are to be socialised into the norms of the group or society and consequently less likely to pursue self-harming behaviours and suicide.…”

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confidence: 91%

Psychosocial Characteristics and Social Networks of Suicidal Prisoners: Towards a Model of Suicidal Behaviour in Detention

Rivlin

Hawton²,

Marzano³

et al. 2013

PLoS ONE

110

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Prisoners are at increased risk of suicide. Investigation of both individual and environmental risk factors may assist in developing suicide prevention policies for prisoners and other high-risk populations. We conducted a matched case-control interview study with 60 male prisoners who had made near-lethal suicide attempts in prison (cases) and 60 male prisoners who had not (controls). We compared levels of depression, hopelessness, self-esteem, impulsivity, aggression, hostility, childhood abuse, life events (including events occurring in prison), social support, and social networks in univariate and multivariate models. A range of psychosocial factors was associated with near-lethal self-harm in prisoners. Compared with controls, cases reported higher levels of depression, hopelessness, impulsivity, and aggression, and lower levels of self-esteem and social support (all p values <0.001). Adverse life events and criminal history factors were also associated with near-lethal self-harm, especially having a prior prison spell and having been bullied in prison, both of which remained significant in multivariate analyses. The findings support a model of suicidal behaviour in prisoners that incorporates imported vulnerability factors, clinical factors, and prison experiences, and underscores their interaction. Strategies to reduce self-harm and suicide in prisoners should include attention to such factors.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Psychosocial Characteristics and Social Networks of Suicidal Prisoners: Towards a Model of Suicidal Behaviour in Detention

Rivlin

Hawton²,

Marzano³

et al. 2013

PLoS ONE

110

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“…Suicide attempters in Western countries are frequently single and socially isolated [32,33,34]. This is consistent with our finding that many Swiss suicide attempters mentioned social isolation as their main problem associated with the suicide attempt.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Attempted Suicide in Immigrants from Turkey: A Comparison with Swiss Suicide Attempters

Yılmaz

Riecher-Rössler

2012

Psychopathology

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Background/Aims: Turkish migrants have been shown to have an increased rate of suicide attempts as compared to native local populations and also to people in Turkey. In this study we conducted in-depth interviews with patients regarding their reasons for the attempt. Subjects and Methods: Seventy Turkish immigrants admitted to the emergency unit of the Basel University Hospital after a suicide attempt were interviewed. Seventy Swiss suicide attempters, matched for age and sex, served as a comparator (case-control study). Results: Turkish immigrants showed high rates of suicide attempts. The gender ratio (women/men) was 2.2; 38.6% of all Turkish suicide attempters were women aged between 15 and 25 years. Most patients mentioned problems in their partnerships as the main reason for the suicide attempt (63% of Swiss and 54% of Turkish patients); 14% of the Swiss but none of the Turkish suicide attempters named social isolation as a cause; 9% of the Turkish patients reported ‘threat of loss/rejection of status as refugee’ as the main reason. Immigrants used analgesics more often, whilst Swiss patients tended to favour benzodiazepines. Conclusions: Our study suggests that cultural and immigration-specific issues play a role in the suicidal behaviour of immigrants. Turkish women aged between 15 and 25 years seem to be at an especially high risk.

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“…The finding of a high risk of suicide attempts among women and people living alone is in accordance with other studies (Schmidtke et al, 1996). There are other studies showing associations between attempted suicide and poor social network (Magne-Ingvar et al, 1992), lower socio-economic status, level of education and unemployment (Platt et al, 1991;Ryngestad & Hauge, 1991).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

Attempted suicide among swedish-born people and foreign-born migrants

Bayard-Burfield

Sundquist

Johansson

et al. 1999

Archives of Suicide Research

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The present study focuses on 938 suicide attempts by Swedes and foreign-born people living in the catchment area of Lund University Hospital between 1991 and 1994.Foreign-born women older than 74 years of age had the highest rates for attempted suicide. Foreign-born women and men aged 45-54 years had two and three times higher rates for suicide attempt respectively than Swedes in the same age group. When adjusted for age, foreign-born people had a higher Incidence Density Ratio (IDR) for attempted suicide than Swedish-born people (IDR = 1.72, CI = 1.45-2.03). People living alone had a much higher risk of suicide attempt than those who were married (IDR = 3.13, CI = 2.69-3.65). The conclusion of the present article is that, when adjusted for age, foreign-born migrants have a higher risk of attempted suicide than Swedish-born people.

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The social network of people who attempt suicide

Cited by 39 publications

References 14 publications

Psychosocial Characteristics and Social Networks of Suicidal Prisoners: Towards a Model of Suicidal Behaviour in Detention

Psychosocial Characteristics and Social Networks of Suicidal Prisoners: Towards a Model of Suicidal Behaviour in Detention

Attempted Suicide in Immigrants from Turkey: A Comparison with Swiss Suicide Attempters

Attempted suicide among swedish-born people and foreign-born migrants

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