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: The variation across states, although seemingly due to many factors, may underscore differing protocols that exist between states for identifying suicidal prisoners and implementing prevention and intervention plans. The implementation of suicide prevention programs in prisons is discussed in more detail later in this chapter. Risk Factors
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Defining the Problem
Scope of the Problem
Risk Factors
Psychiatric Diagnosis
Suicide Assessment Measures
Suicide Prevention Standards,...
Conclusion and Recommendations...
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Over the past two decades, several important risk factors for suicide have been identified. The presence of several of these risk factors should alert mental health professionals to suicidal inmates and help professionals classify which inmates constitute a serious risk. The majority of risk factors are relevant for suicidal adults in the general population; however some risk factors are specific to incarcerated individuals. For example, as previously mentioned, type of offense is related to suicide rates, with inmates convicted of violent crimes demonstrating higher suicide risk than non