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.
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Ionia Maximum Facility, Department of Corrections, 1576 West Bluewater Highway, Ionia, MI 48846, USA. eandplanes@aol.com
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