Psychosocial characteristics and social networks of suicidal prisoners: towards a model of suicidal behaviour in detention.

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-risk populations. We conducted a matched case-control interview study with 60 male prisoners who had made near...

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Main Authors: Adrienne Rivlin, Keith Hawton, Lisa Marzano, Seena Fazel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3726684?pdf=render