TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Self-harm in Western Australian prisons: differences between prisoners who have self-harmed and those who have not
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
A1  - Dear, Greg E.
A1  - Thomson, Donald M.
A1  - Howells, Kevin
A1  - Hall, Guy J.
SP  - 277
EP  - 292
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-8658
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000486580103400305
ID  - ref1
ER  -