TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Preventing jailhouse suicides
JO  - Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
A1  - Felthous, A. R.
SP  - 477
EP  - 488
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - Psychiatric consultants to city and county jails are confronted with the challenge of preventing jailhouse suicides, a problem of national scope. Suicide prevention programs in jails must emphasize screening and identification, psychological support, observation, disarmament, clarity and consistency, and diagnosis, treatment, and/or hospitalization. Exactly how these principles are formulated and implemented will depend on the unique circumstances of each jail. Finally information is presented as evidence that a program that embodies these principles can effectively reduce the number of suicides in a jail where the average daily census has increased from fewer than 400 to greater than 900 in the past six years.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-634X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -