Psychosocial characteristics and social networks of suicidal prisoners: towards a model of suicidal behaviour in detention
Rivlin, Adrienne, Hawton, Keith, Marzano, Lisa 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9735-3512 and Fazel, Seena
(2013)
Psychosocial characteristics and social networks of suicidal prisoners: towards a model of suicidal behaviour in detention.
PLoS One, 8
(7)
, e68944.
pp. 1-11.
ISSN 1932-6203
[Article]
(doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068944)
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > Psychology |
| Item ID: | 16480 |
| Notes on copyright: | Copyright: © 2013 Rivlin et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
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| Depositing User: | Lisa Marzano |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2015 16:44 |
| Last Modified: | 27 May 2020 11:36 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/16480 |
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