Author/Editor		Frottier, Patrick; Fruehwald, S; Ritter, K; Benda, N; Eher, R; Koenig, F
Title		Time-specific suicide risk in custody
Type		članek
Source		In: Grad-Tekavčič O, editor. Suicide risk and protective factors in the new millennium. Ljubljana: Cankarjev dom,
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 153-6
Language		eng
Abstract		Previous studies have identified correlations between suicide and time spent in prison. The results however were contradictory. To evaluate the suicide risk in prison a study was conducted using the case notes of all suicides (n=248) having occurred in all Austrian prisons between 1975 and 1999. The suicide risk factors associated with different circumstances (sentenced prisoners, prisoners on remand, length of custody,) were studied. Method: The hazard was calculated, which reflects the suicide risk for the individual within a defined period of custody. Results: There are different time periods of high suicide risk.Conclusion: Sophisticated statistical methods help to estimate high risk periods. We assume that with this knowledge suicide prevention programs in prisons and jails could be made more effective and economic.
Descriptors		SUICIDE PRISONERS RISK FACTORS