Nonfatal suicide-related behavior among inmates: testing for gender and type differences.
Suicide-related behavior (SRB) is significantly more prevalent among female (40.8%) than among male (28%) inmates, although suicide risk is higher among the latter. When instrumental behavior (IB) is excluded and only suicidal acts (SA) considered, rates for the two groups are more comparable (11.9% and 16%, respectively). Compared with other female inmates, the SRB group is more suicidal, hostile, and impulsive and more likely to have been previously victimized and to be diagnosed with Axis I and II disorders. Women with IB are not significantly different from those with SA, except that their behavior provides significantly greater tension release.
Daigle
Marc S
MS
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, the Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia, Montreal, Canada. marc.daigle@uqtr.ca
Côté
Gilles
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011792:Quebec; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*