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An examination of former prisoners' mental health problems before death by suicide over a 21-year period (2001-2021).

Alison Baird, Lana Bojanić, Saied Ibrahim, Jessica Kenworthy, Pauline Turnbull, Navneet Kapur, Louis Appleby, Jenny Shaw, Daniel Pratt

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Alison BairdNational Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, Centre for Mental Health and Safety, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3711-9382
Lana BojanićNational Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, Centre for Mental Health and Safety, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2067-2966
Saied IbrahimNational Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, Centre for Mental Health and Safety, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Jessica KenworthySchool of Health, Science and Wellbeing, University of Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent Campus, UK.
Pauline TurnbullNational Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, Centre for Mental Health and Safety, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Navneet KapurNational Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, Centre for Mental Health and Safety, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-3234
Louis ApplebyNational Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, Centre for Mental Health and Safety, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Jenny ShawDivision of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Daniel PrattDivision of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8843-1224

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backgroundFormer prisoners are a vulnerable population, and suicide rates among this group are high, particularly following release from prison.

aimsTo explore former prisoners' engagement with mental health services before death by suicide, and to examine the demographics, clinical history and clinical care of this patient group and compare them with patients who died by suicide who had not been to prison.

methodThe clinical, sociodemographic and care characteristics of patients in contact with mental health services who died by suicide in the UK were examined in a national clinical survey between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2021, and comparisons were made between former prisoners and patients with no history of being in prison.

resultsOf the 33 381 (median age 46 years, range 10-100; 65.6% male) patients who died by suicide in the UK and had been in contact with mental health services in the 12 months before death, 3335 (11%) were ex-prisoners (male

conclusionsMental health services need to focus particularly on patients with a history of being in prison who are experiencing economic adversity and offer substance-use-related interventions to ensure continued patient engagement. The link with deprivation is striking at a time at which rising costs of living are resulting in more health inequalities.

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childhood abuseex-prisonermental health patientsprisonSuicide

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