Suicide risk in male incarcerated individuals in Spain: clinical, criminological and prison-related correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prison suicide is a complex phenomenon that may be influenced by individual, clinical, social and environmental factors. In Spain, few studies have explored the relationship with institutional, prison-related variables. The aim of this study is to examine correlates of suicide in a sample of male incarcerated individuals from 5 Spanish penitentiary centers.

Methods

This present study entails a secondary data analysis, using data from the Prevalence of mental disorders in prisons study. This is a cross-sectional multicenter study conducted in 2007-2008 across 5 penitentiary centers in Spain. The Spanish version of the Plutchik suicide risk scale was used to assess the risk of suicide (those scoring ≥ 6 were considered to be at risk of suicide). Sociodemographic, cl

SUBMITTER: Vorstenbosch E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10514969 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature