TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Suicide rates in Nordic prisons 2000-2016
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Morthorst, Britt Reuter
A1  - Mehlum, Lars
A1  - Pàlsson, Sigurdur P.
A1  - Mühlmann, Charlotte
A1  - Hammerlin, Yngve
A1  - Madsen, Trine
A1  - Nordentoft, Merete
A1  - Erlangsen, Annette
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - <b>Objective:</b> To compare suicide rates of people in prison and the general population in the Nordic countries.<b>Methods:</b> Data on deaths by suicide and person-years for people in prison and the general population were obtained for the Nordic countries during 2000-2016. Age-standardized rate ratios were calculated.<b>Results:</b> The suicide rate in the Nordic countries overall was 110.1 (95% CI = 98.1, 122.2) per 100,000 person-years for people in prison. A significant decline was noted for the suicide rate of people in prison between 2000 and 2016 (<i>p</i><b> </b>< 0.0001). The age-standardized mortality ratio was 7.4 (95% CI = 5.9-8.2) for males and 17.8 (95% CI = 7.3-33.2) for females in Denmark, Iceland, and Norway.<b>Conclusion:</b> Despite a decreasing trend over time, excess suicide mortality was noted for people in prison.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2020.1746943
ID  - ref1
ER  -