Objective: To examine factors associated with suicide in prisoners. Data Sources: Studies
were identified through electronic searches of MEDLINE (1950–February 2007), PsycINFO …

Background: Worldwide, prisoners are at high risk of suicide. Research on near-lethal
suicide attempts can provide important insights into risk and protective factors, and inform …

Background Although suicide rates among prisoners are high and vary between countries, it
is uncertain whether this reflects the importation of risk from the general population or is …

Background Several studies have been undertaken on suicide in custody, but few on suicide
after the release from prison. We undertook a population-based cohort study to investigate …

Previous research on suicide in United States prisons focused on the characteristics of
inmates who commit suicide while largely ignoring the prison context surrounding these …

The number of suicides in English and Welsh prisons is increasing, but the excess
compared with the general population has not been reliably quantified. We therefore …

Young offenders have a high prevalence of mental illness and a large proportion report
experiencing a number of traumatic events during childhood, but there is little research …

In 2000 the Department of Mental Health of the World Health Organization (WHO) published
a guide named Preventing Suicide. A Resource for Prison Officers as part of the WHO …

Despite clear evidence of a substantial biological basis to schizophrenia, there is also
evidence that social, economic and political factors have considerable relevance to the …

Prisoners constitute a high-risk group for suicide. As an early stage in the pathway leading to
suicide, suicidal ideation represents an important target for prevention, yet research on this …