Suicide in Mexican Prisons: Mental Health Symptomology and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior

In Mexico, suicide and suicidal behaviors (SB) have increased 275% since 1990. Prisoners constitute a growing population in Mexico and have been identified as high suicide risk. Using a sample of 194 male prisoners, we measure what demographics and mental health symptomology are associated with suic...

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Authors: Pérez-Ramírez, Berenice (Author) ; Barthelemy, Juan J. (Author) ; Gearing, Robin E. (Author) ; Olson, Lindamarie (Author) ; Giraldo-Santiago, Natalia (Author) ; Torres, Luis R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: The prison journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 101, Issue: 6, Pages: 675-698
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Keywords:
Mental Health
Prisoners
Suicide
Mexico