Citation

Smith PN, Selwyn C, D'Amato D, Granato S, Kuhlman S, Mandracchia JT. Death Stud. 2016; 40(7): 432-439.

Affiliation

University of Southern Mississippi.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2016.1171264

PMID

27050295

Abstract

Suicide is a leading cause of death in US prisons. Prisoners may be at risk for suicide due to their greater likelihood of experiencing events that promote the acquired capability for suicide. The current study examined the associations of 10 domains of life experiences with the acquired capability for suicide in 399 male prisoners. All life experience domains were associated with acquired capability with certain domains evidencing relatively stronger relations.

RESULTS support that aggression, thrill seeking, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and accidental injury may be particularly important to the development of the acquired capability for suicide in prisoners.

Language: en