Identification of risk factors for self-injurious behavior in male prisoners.
Male prisoners with (n = 132) and without (n = 132) histories of engaging in self-injurious behavior (SIB) were matched on conviction prefix and custody level. Conditional logistic regression revealed that a combination of risk factors from domains defined by developmental, offense history, mental health, and institutional functioning factors correctly classified 93% of the prisoners in the sample (ROC AUC = 0.89, S.E. = 0.005, p < 0.0001). Model specificity was 92.6% and sensitivity was 95.3%. False positive and false negative rates were 2.3% and 3.4%, respectively. Implications for the assessment of prisoners at risk for SIB as well as suggested future directions for SIB prisoner research are discussed.
Ionia Maximum Facility, Department of Corrections, 1576 West Bluewater Highway, Ionia, MI 48846, USA. eandplanes@aol.com
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D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology