TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Risk factors for self-injurious behaviour in custody: Problems of definition and prediction
JO  - International journal of prisoner health
A1  - Lohner, J.
A1  - Konrad, N.
SP  - 135
EP  - 161
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
N2  - This article reviews the international literature of the last two decades on self-injurious behaviour in prisons and jails and introduces the risk factors associated with this behaviour. Studies from a variety of countries investigated different samples (e.g. in jails or prisons; female or male inmates). We only chose those studies using a control group of inmates without self-injurious behaviour. The findings on potential risk factors for self-injurious behaviour are largely contradictory because of the differences in sample selection and dependent variables (deliberate self-harm without suicidal intent vs. suicide attempts). We also discuss some methodological problems in predicting self-injurious behaviour. © 2007 Taylor & Francis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1744-9200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449200701321654
ID  - ref1
ER  -