Self-harm in prison - Manipulators can also be suicide attempters

被引:58
作者
Dear, GE
Thomson, DM
Hills, AM
机构
[1] Edith Cowan Univ, Sch Psychol, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia
[2] Charles Sturt Univ, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia
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D O I
10.1177/0093854800027002002
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study sought to determine whether self-harm incidents classified as manipulative would also be classified as low suicidal intent and low risk to life. Seventy-four prisoners who had self-harmed were interviewed within 3 days of the incident. Measures were obtained of the degree of suicidal intent (Suicide Intent Scale), the degree to which the incident posed a risk to life (assessed by medical staff), and the principal motive for self-harming (open-ended question). The data did not support the notion that manipulators and suicide attempters are mutually exclusive groups. Only 6 of the 18 participants who reported manipulative motives displayed low suicidal intent, and 3 of the 18 enacted self-harm that posed at least a moderate risk to Life. Prison staff cannot assume that prisoners who appear manipulative or report manipulative motives were not suicidal at the time of self-harming.
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页数:16
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