Biomaterial Database

Suicides in jails and prisons. 1983

J J Tuskan, and M E Thase

Suicide is the leading cause of death in jails and prisons and the rate is at least 3 times higher than the national average. Nonetheless, suicides in jails and prisons have received little professional psychiatric attention. A review of the relevant literature reveals a limited number of studies, many of which contain serious methodological flaws. The current literature does suggest that the psychiatric morbidity in jails and prisons is increasing and that administrative and environmental variables appear to be at least equal to personal characteristics in contributing to inmate suicides. Recommendations for future research efforts and practical applications are made.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011329	Prisoners	Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody.	Detained Persons,Hostages,Imprisoned Individuals,Incarcerated Individuals,Inmates,Detained Person,Hostage,Imprisoned Individual,Incarcerated Individual,Individual, Imprisoned,Individual, Incarcerated,Inmate,Person, Detained,Prisoner
D011330	Prisons	Penal institutions, or places of long-term confinement for prisoners.	Penitentiaries,Penitentiary,Prison
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000092864	Suicide Prevention	Specific strategies for averting suicides. These include mental HEALTH PROMOTION and monitoring PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING and other intervention programs targeting susceptible individuals.	Suicide Awareness,Awareness, Suicide,Prevention, Suicide,Suicide Preventions
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001523	Mental Disorders	Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.	Mental Illness,Psychiatric Diseases,Psychiatric Disorders,Psychiatric Illness,Behavior Disorders,Diagnosis, Psychiatric,Mental Disorders, Severe,Psychiatric Diagnosis,Illness, Mental,Mental Disorder,Mental Disorder, Severe,Mental Illnesses,Psychiatric Disease,Psychiatric Disorder,Psychiatric Illnesses,Severe Mental Disorder,Severe Mental Disorders
D013405	Suicide	The act of killing oneself.	Suicides
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.