@article{ref1,
title="A national study of suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among incarcerated people in Iran",
journal="International journal of mental health and addiction",
year="2023",
author="Khezri, M. and Sharifi, H. and Mirzazadeh, A. and Mehmandoost, S. and Hosseini-Hooshyar, S. and Ghalekhani, N. and Mehrabi, F. and Mahmoodabadi, M. and Tavakoli, F. and Shokoohi, M. and Karamouzian, M.",
volume="21",
number="5",
pages="3043-3060",
abstract="We characterized suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among incarcerated people in Iran. We recruited a multistage random sample of 5785 incarcerated people from 33 prisons across Iran. Eligible participants were those aged ≥ 18 years who had been incarcerated for at least one week at the time of the study. Lifetime suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were estimated at 38.2% and 20.5%, respectively. Of participants who reported suicide attempts, 57.6% reported attempts prior to incarceration, 31.5% while incarcerated, and 10.9% both before and during incarceration. Suicide attempt was significantly associated with a younger age, being a woman, being widowed/divorced, a longer period of incarceration, convictions for violent crimes, HIV sero-positivity, lifetime non-injection, and injection drug use. The primary reasons reported for suicide attempts were feeling empty/hopeless and living with substance use disorders. Prison health services should provide a comprehensive, integrated mental health programme, including mental health screening upon arrival and continued care during incarceration. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-1874",
doi="10.1007/s11469-022-00773-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00773-6"
}