Prevalence and risk factors for suicide attempts in prison

Favril, Louis; Shaw, Jenny; Fazel, Seena

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102190

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“…Mental disorders, mainly linked to homicide, seem to be substantially the same ones existing as risk factors in suicide [ 67 ]. In a recent review [ 68 ], the authors considered 36 risk factors among suicide attempts in prison and found a strong association for suicidal ideation, previous self-harm and markers of psychiatric morbidity, as well as specific prison-related risk factors, which included solitary confinement, victimization and poor social support while incarcerated.…”

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Do Homicide Perpetrators Have Higher Rates of Delayed-Suicide Than the Other Offenders? Data from a Sample of the Inmate Population in Italy

Raddi

Baralla

D’Argenio

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Homicide-suicide can be defined as homicide followed by the suicide of the perpetrator shortly afterward. In the so-called “homicide-delayed suicide”, homicide and suicide occur but within a wide and not strictly defined timeframe. This study analyzes data concerning the suicide of 667 inmates in Italy between 2002 and 2015, considering homicide perpetrators compared to all offenders. The analyses revealed that inmates who had committed homicide were more likely to commit suicide (71% versus 45%; χ2 = 10.952, p = 0.001) and the odds of suicide increase concerning 1.58 times among homicide perpetrators. The time-to-suicide interval after homicide ranges between 0 to 9.125 days (mean = 1.687,9; SD = 2.303,1). Moreover, the intimate-homicide offenders who committed suicide had a significantly shorter survival time after the offense than did the other non-intimate offenders who died by suicide (t test, t = −3.56, df = 90, p = 0.001). The link between homicide and higher suicide risk in homicide perpetrators should be highlighted because of all the homicide offenders passing through the criminal justice system. Superior knowledge about the path of homicide-delayed suicide will be of particular use to professionals in evaluating and treating homicide inmates.

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Do Homicide Perpetrators Have Higher Rates of Delayed-Suicide Than the Other Offenders? Data from a Sample of the Inmate Population in Italy

Raddi

Baralla

D’Argenio

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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“…Prisoners experience disproportionate levels of mental health, isolation, boredom, self-harm and anti-social violent behaviour when compared with the general population 2–5. Additionally, prisoners are more than five times likely to suffer from a common mental health disorder (such as depression) and once diagnosed are more likely to reoffend,6 7 accompanied by the rising demand for healthcare often outstripping the available resources8 and continued reports from UK and European prisons of rising incidents of violent assaults, suicidal and self-harm behaviour 9…”

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Cultural adaptation of a UK evidence-based problem-solving intervention to support Polish prisoners at risk of suicidal behaviour: a cross-sectional survey using an Ecological Validity Model

Perry

Zawadzka²,

Łapiński³

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveTo complete a cultural adaptation of a UK evidence-based problem-solving intervention to support Polish prisoners at risk of suicidal behaviour.DesignA cross-sectional survey participatory design using an Ecological Validity Model.SettingThe study was a collaboration between: the Academy of Justice, in Warsaw, the University of Lodz, two Polish prisons (ZK Raciborz and ZK Klodzko) and the University of York (UK).MethodsThe adaptation process included an examination of the use of language, metaphors and content (ie, culturally appropriate and syntonic language), the changing of case study scenarios (relevance and acceptability) and maintenance of the theoretical underpinning of the problem-solving model (intervention comprehensibility and completeness). Four stages used: (1) a targeted demonstration for Polish prison staff, (2) a wider audit of the skills with Polish prison staff and students, (3) forward and back-translation of the adapted package, and (4) two iterative consultations with participants from stages (1) and (2) and prison officers from two Polish prisons.ParticipantsSelf-selecting volunteer participants included: targeted prison staff (n=10), prison staff from the wider Polish penitentiary system (n=39), students from the University of Lodz (n=28) and prison officers from two Polish prisons (n=12).Main outcomes and measuresAcceptability and feasibility of the training package, reported in a series of knowledge user surveys.ResultsThe recognised benefits of using the skills within the training package included: enhancing communication, reflective development, collaborative working, changing behaviour, empowering decision-making, relevance to crisis management situations and use of open-ended questions. The skills were endorsed to be used as part of future penitentiary training for prison officers in Poland.ConclusionsThe skills had widespread appeal for use across the Polish penitentiary system. The materials were deemed relevant while adhering to the comprehensibility of the intervention. Further evaluation of the intervention should be explored using a randomised controlled trial design.

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“…Suicide attempts are also largely overrepresented in this population, with a pooled prevalence during incarceration of 8.6% (95% CI: 6.1-11.2) in men and 12.2% (95% CI: 7.1-17.2) in women. 1 Optimizing suicide and self-harm prevention within correctional facilities is therefore a major challenge; the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that prison suicide prevention be included in national suicide prevention strategies. This important recommendation supports the development of innovative approaches in the prison environment.…”

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“…The overrepresentation of suicidal behavior in prisons is linked to high levels of risk factors such as solitary confinement, victimization, and poor social support. 1 Interestingly, social support (i.e., providing participants with a sense of connectedness and the sense they were being listened to), as well as improved suicide prevention literacy (i.e., improving individuals' knowledge about suicidal behaviors or self-harm, what help is available, and how to access this help), have been suggested as the most likely mechanisms underpinning the effect of BCIs. 4 In this research letter, we describe a BCI designed to prevent suicidal behaviors that we have implemented in two French correctional facilities.…”

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Proof‐of‐concept implementation of a brief contact intervention to prevent suicidal behavior in prison

Fovet,

Wathelet,

Jardon

et al. 2023

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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Prevalence and risk factors for suicide attempts in prison

Cited by 14 publications

References 74 publications

Do Homicide Perpetrators Have Higher Rates of Delayed-Suicide Than the Other Offenders? Data from a Sample of the Inmate Population in Italy

Do Homicide Perpetrators Have Higher Rates of Delayed-Suicide Than the Other Offenders? Data from a Sample of the Inmate Population in Italy

Cultural adaptation of a UK evidence-based problem-solving intervention to support Polish prisoners at risk of suicidal behaviour: a cross-sectional survey using an Ecological Validity Model

Proof‐of‐concept implementation of a brief contact intervention to prevent suicidal behavior in prison

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