Implementation of a Suicide Risk Screening Instrument in a Remand Prison Service in Berlin

Implementation of a Suicide Risk Screening Instrument in a Remand Prison Service in Berlin

In the present study, we examined the effects of implementing the suicide risk screening instrument SIRAS in a pre-trial detention facility for men in Berlin. Within a period of 3 months, all newly arriving prisoners were screened (n = 611) by social workers or prison officers. Cases of elevated sui...

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Main Authors: Dora Dezsö, Norbert Konrad, Katharina Seewald, Annette Opitz-Welke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
suicide prevention
suicide screening
penal institution
pre-trial detention
prison suicide
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00665/full

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