Background Epidemiological research supports an association between aggression and self-
harm through data on the frequency with which individuals exhibit both behaviours …

We examined the psychosocial influences on female prisoner suicide by carrying out a study
of near-lethal self-harm. We interviewed 60 women prisoners who had recently engaged in …

OBJECTIVE: We wished to examine whether resilience might be a protective factor in
relation to suicidal behavior. METHOD: To do this resilience was examined in relation to …

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 …

OBJECTIVE: We explored differences between high and low-impulsive incarcerated
individuals in the context of lifetime self-mutilation, suicide ideation and suicide attempt …

Purpose To examine risk factors for suicide among prisoners in a national population.
Methods The Ministry of Justice identified all suicides occurring in prisons in England and …

Prison inmates are exposed to a number of adverse conditions prior to and during
incarceration that place them at risk for suicide. The interpersonal theory of suicide may …

BackgroundFemale prisoners are 20 times more likely to die by suicide than women of the
same age in the general population. However, risk factors and indicators of vulnerability for …

Correctional institutions in the United States witness higher rates of suicide compared with
the general population, as well as a higher number of attempted suicides compared with …

This study, the largest randomized controlled trial of treatment for major depressive disorder
(MDD) in an incarcerated population to date, wave-randomized 38 incarcerated women (6 …