%0 Journal Article
%T Suicides in female prisoners in England and Wales, 1978-2004
%J British journal of psychiatry
%D 2009
%A Fazel, Seena
%A Benning, Ram
%V 194
%N 2
%P 183-184
%X 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Royal College of Psychiatry
%@ 0007-1250
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.107.046490