Citation

Fazel S, Benning R. Br. J. Psychiatry 2009; 194(2): 183-184.

Affiliation

University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK. seena.fazel@psych.ox.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

10.1192/bjp.bp.107.046490

PMID

19182185

Abstract

We calculated, in narrow age bands, suicide rates for female prisoners compared with the general population between 1978 and 2004. The standardised mortality ratio (SMR) for suicide was 20.7 (95% CI 16.7-25.7), with a higher excess in younger women (<25 years, SMR=40 (95% CI 29-57); >or=25 years, SMR=20 (95% CI 15-26)). There was a trend over time for SMRs to have increased, supporting the need for recent national initiatives for suicide prevention in prisoners.

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