Suicide in Mexican Prisons: Mental Health Symptomology and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Suicide in Mexican Prisons: Mental Health Symptomology and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior

Published:2021-12 Issue:6 Volume:101 Page:675-698
ISSN:0032-8855
Container-title:The Prison Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:The Prison Journal

Author:

Pérez-Ramírez Berenice¹,Barthelemy Juan J.²,Gearing Robin E.²,Olson Lindamarie²,Giraldo-Santiago Natalia²,Torres Luis R.³

Affiliation:

1. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

2. University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA

3. The University of Texas, Edinburg, TX, USA

Abstract

In Mexico, suicide and suicidal behaviors (SB) have increased 275% since 1990. Prisoners constitute a growing population in Mexico and have been identified as high suicide risk. Using a sample of 194 male prisoners, we measure what demographics and mental health symptomology are associated with suicidal ideation (SI) and SB, and identify what demographics and mental health symptomology predict SI and SB. Global Severity and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) were significant predictors of experiencing SI, whereas global severity, ACEs, and age were significant predictors of experiencing SB. Findings support increased identification and comprehensive mental health services addressing suicidality in prisons.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Law,Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00328855211060319

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