@article{ref1,
title="Self-harm in Western Australian prisons: differences between prisoners who have self-harmed and those who have not",
journal="Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology",
year="2001",
author="Dear, Greg E. and Thomson, Donald M. and Howells, Kevin and Hall, Guy J.",
volume="34",
number="3",
pages="277-292",
abstract="This is the second of two studies that examined self-harm in Western Australian prisons. Data were collected from 71 prisoners who had self-harmed in the previous three days and 71 comparison prisoners for whom there was no evidence of ever having self-harmed in prison. The groups were matched on age, sex, race, custodial status (remanded or sentenced) and placement within the prison. Measures across three -domains (personal background, perceptions of the prison experience and psychological functioning) were administered in a structured interview. The self-harm group reported a significantly greater level of distress, disorder or vulnerability on almost every measure. On no measure did they report lower distress or dysfunction. Two main implications for preventing self-harm are discussed. First, prison authorities need to develop more effective methods for identifying distressed prisoners. Second, strategies should be implemented to minimize prisoners' vulnerability to distress.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0004-8658",
doi="10.1177/000486580103400305",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000486580103400305"
}