Background: Self-harm is prevalent in prison populations and is a well-established risk
factor for suicide. Researchers typically rely on self-report to measure self-harm, yet the …

Objective: Prisoners are at increased risk of both self-harm and suicide compared with the
general population, and the risk of suicide after release from prison is three times greater …

Background Prisoners are at increased risk of self-harm and when either intent is expressed,
or an act of self-harm carried out, prisoners in the UK are subject to self-harm/suicide …

Purpose Internationally, rates of suicide and lifetime self-harm are higher in prisoners
compared to the general population. This study aims to identify specific characteristics of self …

Background Self-harm and suicide are common in prisoners, yet robust information on the
full extent and characteristics of people at risk of self-harm is scant. Furthermore …

In most countries, rates of suicide in prison are higher than those reported in the general
population, and seemingly on the increase. Previous studies of factors contributing to …

Background. Self-harm is common in prisoners. There is an association between self-harm
in prisoners and subsequent suicide, both within prison and on release. The aim of this …

Objective Incarcerated adults are at high risk of self-harm and suicide and remain so after
release into the community. The aims of this study were to estimate the number of …

History of self-harm is the strongest predictor of suicide, but there are few national studies
that estimate the risk of suicide following self-harm in a clearly defined clinical cohort …

Prisoners are at risk of self-harm during incarceration, yet national estimates of the rate and
risk factors of self-harm are rare. We aimed to examine the rate and risk factors of self-harm …