Self-injury and suicide attempt in incarcerated women: prevalence and risk factors

• Autor(a) principal: Carvalho, Eronyce Rayka de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Mateus, Karla Santos, Lima , Kaline da Silva, Silva, Jeferson Barbosa, Uchida, Ricardo Riyoiti
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/15788
• topic: self-injury, suicide attempt, women, prison, mental health; Self-injury; Suicide attempt; Women; Prison; Mental health.; autolesión, intento de suicidio, mujeres, prisión, salud mental; Autolesión; Intento de suicídio; Mujeres; Prisión; Salud mental.; Automutilação; automutilação, tentativa de suicídio, mulheres, prisão, saúde mental; Tentativa de suicídio; Mulheres; Prisão; Saúde mental.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence and risk factors for self-injury and suicide attempt in prison in a sample composed of 186 female inmates. Methods: Sociodemographic data, measures of depression, self-destructive behavior, suicide attempt, and other specific questions related to the reality in the prison environment were collected. Results: Self-injury and suicide attempt before incarceration was reported by 11.3% and 35.5% of the sample, respectively. During imprisonment, a prevalence of 29% and 18.8% for self-injury and suicide attempt, respectively, was observed. Multiple binary logistic regression identified the following risk factors for self-injury: age <32 years, depressive symptoms, history of torture at the time of the arrest, aggression in prison, and sexually transmitted infection. Conversely, the risk factors for suicide attempt were depressive symptoms, self-injury history, aggression in prison, and sexually transmitted infection. Conclusion: This study confirmed the high prevalence of self-harm and suicide attempts in female prisoners. Specific screening tools and the institution of public policies to assess and provide mental health care for incarcerated people in Brazil are needed.