Citation

Marzano L, Fazel S, Rivlin A, Hawton K. J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. 2011; 22(6): 863-884.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/14789949.2011.617465

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

We investigated the circumstances and psychological processes involved in the near-lethal self-harm acts of 60 women prisoners, using qualitative and quantitative methods. Most incidents involved hanging or ligaturing and high levels of suicidal ideation, and were attributable to individual and prison-related factors. Half of the incidents were described as impulsive, but mostly occurred against a background of longer-term suicidality and multiple repeated attempts. Hopelessness and images of past trauma were common in the lead-up to the acts. These findings have implications for prevention of suicidal behaviour in female prisoners. © 2011 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Language: en

Keywords

human; cognition; suicide; female; prevention; prison; suicidal ideation; affect; women; interview; suicidal behavior; hopelessness; article; major clinical study; psychological aspect; automutilation; priority journal; impulsiveness; prisoner; thinking; self control; personal experience; visual memory; near-lethal self-harm; qualitative methods