ArticlePloS one2021
Suicide after reception into prison: A case-control study examining differences in early and late events.
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- Risk and protective factors of near-lethal suicide attempts in adolescents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Understanding healthcare utilisation for aboriginal people in New South Wales prisons with histories of self-harm and suicidal behaviour: a retrospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence, associated factors, and nomogram model of suicidality among incarcerated individuals: a developmental adaptation perspective for targeted prevention strategies.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Risk factors of suicide in prisons: a comprehensive retrospective cohort study in France, 2017-2020.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Suicide Risk Screening and Assessment before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic in New Inmates.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Using the stress-vulnerability model to better understand suicide in prison populations.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2023Article
- Barriers and opportunities to accessing social support in the transition from community to prison: a qualitative interview study with incarcerated individuals in Northern Norway.BMC psychology · 2022Article
- Detained Persons Incarcerated for the First Time and Needing Acute Psychiatric Care: Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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- Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviour in Prisons: A Literature Review.Psychologica Belgica · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivePrisoners constitute a high-risk group for suicide, with suicide rates about 5 to 8 times higher than in the general population. The first weeks of imprisonment are a particularly vulnerable time, but there is limited knowledge about the risk factors for either early or late suicide events.
methodsBased on a national total sample of prison suicides in Germany between 2005 and 2017, suicides within the first 2 (4 and 8) weeks after reception into prison were matched by age and penalty length with cases that occurred later. Factors that potentially influence the timing of suicide were investigated.
resultsThe study has shown that 16.7% (31.5%) of all 390 suicides in German prisons occurred within the first two weeks (two months) of imprisonment. Factors that facilitate adaptation to the prison environment (e.g. prior prison experience) were negatively associated with early suicide events. Factors that hindered the adaptation process (e.g. withdrawal from illicit drugs) were observed more frequently in early suicide events than in late ones. These factors are active at different times of imprisonment.
conclusionAt reception, particular attention should be paid to the following factors associated with early suicide events: widowed marital status, lack of prison experience, and drug dependency.
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