Title: Inmate Suicide: Prevalence, Assessment, and Protocols -- Tripodi and Bender 7 (1): 40 -- Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention
Headings: Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention
Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention
Inmate Suicide: Prevalence, Assessment, and Protocols

Content: Evans, Albers and Macari (1996) describe a continuum with self-harming behaviors at one end, suicidal gestures and attempts in the middle, and suicide completion at the other. Research indicates that these behaviors are all related; Cox (2003) found that 86% of prisoners who completed suicide in a 5-year period had histories of physical self-destruction. Scope of the Problem
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Defining the Problem
Scope of the Problem
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Psychiatric Diagnosis
Suicide Assessment Measures
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Research clearly indicates that suicide rates in prisons and jails far exceed suicide rates in the general public ( Cox, Landsberg, & Paravati, 1989; Hall & Gabor, 2004; Hayes, 1997; Tartaro & Lester, 2005 ). The differences in suicide rates between inmates and the general public are inconsistent, however, ranging from three to nine times higher in correctional facilities ( Hall & Gabor, 2004; Hayes, 1997; Tartaro & Lester, 2005 ).