Suicidal ideation among prisoners: analysis with a gender perspective in a five-year follow-up (2017-2022)

• Published in: Revista espanola de sanidad penitenciaria Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 24 - 32
• Main Authors: Rodríguez-Lirón, Ariadna, Muro-Celma, Cristina, Hernández-Sánchez, Fernando, Sampedro-Vidal, María, Peraire, Marc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Spain Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria 2024
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Prisoners - psychology; Prisoners - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Spain - epidemiology; Suicidal Ideation; Suicide, Attempted - psychology; Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Spain

There is a high incidence of self-harming behavior in the prison setting, with a suicide rate that is higher than that of the general population. Previous studies describe the association of sociodemographic, clinical, and criminological factors with the risk of suicide in the male prison population...