Studying survivors of near-lethal suicide attempts as a proxy for completed suicide in prisons.

Journal article

Suicides in prisons are common. There is a pressing need to understand more about the causes and prevention of prisoner suicides. A particularly informative approach is through studying survivors of near-lethal suicide attempts. However, the extent to which this approach is a good proxy for completed suicide requires verification. In this article we aimed to assess (1) the extent to which male and female prisoners who made near-lethal suicide attempts in prison are similar to prisoners who di...

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Authors: Rivlin, A; Fazel, S; Marzano, L; Hawton, K

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Forensic science international
• Volume: 220
• Issue: 1-3
• Pages: 19-26
• Publication date: 2012-07-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.01.022
• EISSN: 1872-6283
• ISSN: 0379-0738
• Language: English
• Keywords: Forensic Psychiatry; Survivors; Male; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Suicide, Attempted; Suicide; Suicidal Ideation; Prisoners; Middle Aged; Age Factors; Young Adult; Adolescent; Female; Humans; Adult; Interview, Psychological; Methods