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Mental health and criminal justice
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Between 2003 and 2004, there were 93 suicides (known as self-inflicted deaths) in prison. People with mental health problems are more likely to be the victims rather than the perpetrators of violence: a study of people with psychosis in British inner-city areas reported that 16 per cent had been the victims of violence, compared with about 7 per cent of the inner-city population overall.
The role of mental illness in homicide-suicide in New Zealand, 1991 – 2000
- Authors:
- MOSKOWITZ Andrew, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 17(3), September 2006, pp.417-430.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Prior studies of homicide-suicide (H-S) have largely glossed over the relevance of mental illness (MI), either ignoring the issue outright or defining H-S cases as intrinsically related to MI or not. While such positions have methodological or theoretical justifications, it was felt that a finer-grained analysis was possible and might prove fruitful. As part of a large population study on homicide and MI in New Zealand, all H-S cases over a 10-year period were identified through a police database and their Coronial Services files reviewed. Thirty-three H-S cases (0.08 per 100,000 prevalence) were identified. Fourteen perpetrators (42.4%) were classified as MI; among these were all five of the female perpetrators and 32% of the male; 20% had not previously been in treatment. Most of the MI perpetrators killed their children and then themselves. In contrast, only a few of the H-S perpetrators who killed a current or former partner were MI. It is concluded that H-S events in New Zealand appear broadly similar to such events in other countries, and that MI plays a significant role in some forms of H-S. However, the relationship between gender, H-S motivation, and mental illness is clearly complex and in need of further study.
Childhood abuse and neglect in body dysmorphic disorder
- Authors:
- DIDIE Elizabeth R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 30(10), October 2006, pp.1105-1115.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
No published studies have examined childhood abuse and neglect in body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). This study examined the prevalence and clinical correlates of abuse and neglect in individuals with this disorder. Seventy-five subjects (69.3% female, mean age = 35.4 ± 12.0) with DSM-IV BDD completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and were interviewed with other reliable and valid measures. Of these subjects, 78.7% reported a history of childhood maltreatment: emotional neglect (68.0%), emotional abuse (56.0%), physical abuse (34.7%), physical neglect (33.3%), and sexual abuse (28.0%). Forty percent of subjects reported severe maltreatment. Among females (n = 52), severity of reported abuse and neglect were .32–.57 standard deviation units higher than norms for a health maintenance organization (HMO) sample of women. Severity of sexual abuse was the only type of maltreatment significantly associated with current BDD severity. However, severity of sexual abuse did not predict current BDD severity in a simultaneous multiple regression analysis with age and current treatment status. There were other significant associations with childhood maltreatment: history of attempted suicide was related to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Childhood emotional abuse was associated with a lifetime substance use disorder, and physical abuse was negatively associated with a lifetime mood disorder. A high proportion of individuals with BDD reported childhood abuse and neglect. Certain types of abuse and neglect appear modestly associated with BDD symptom severity and with gender, suicidality, and certain disorders.
Brief report: classification of adolescent suicide and risk-taking deaths
- Authors:
- SANKEY Melissa, LAWRENCE Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adolescence, 28(6), December 2005, pp.781-785.
- Publisher:
- Academic Press
This study examined the suicide and risk-taking deaths of adolescents aged 12–17 years between January 1996 and December 2000 in New South Wales, Australia. The methodology consisted of a case file review of government records. The aims of the research were to determine patterns in the deaths to examine the extent to which these adolescents could be classified into distinct groups. One hundred and eighty-seven adolescents (133 males, 54 females) died by suicide and risk-taking and could be classified into three distinct groups: deaths resulting from (1) enduring difficulties (124), (2) pivotal life events (26), and (3) adolescent experimentation (28). Avenues for the prevention of further suicide and risk-taking deaths are discussed.
Physical health and mental disorder in elderly suicide: a case-control study
- Authors:
- PRÉVILLE Michel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 9(6), November 2005, pp.576-584.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The psychological autopsy method was used to study 95 cases of suicide. Ninety-five comparison subjects matched for gender, age, region, and date of death were selected from the death register. This study showed that suicide cases did not differ from controls with regard to the number of chronic health problems and, compared to the suicide cases, the controls had less functional autonomy six months prior to death. If minor and sub-threshold depression cases were included, 74.7% of the suicide cases would have been considered as having a mental health disorder compared to 12.6% in the control group. When the effect of other co-variables were controlled for, multivariate analysis showed that suicide cases and controls did not differ according to marital status, education, income, and living arrangement. Furthermore, suicide cases were no more likely than controls to seldom meet with family members or friends or to have been isolated during the six-month period preceding their death. Our findings suggest that detection of psychiatric disorders, mainly depression, must be included in late life suicide prevention strategies.
Differences in suicide behaviour in the elderly: a study in two provinces of Northern Italy
- Authors:
- ZEPPEGNO P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20(8), August 2005, pp.769-775.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study investigates the suicide phenomenon among older people (people aged 65 and over) in the Italian provinces of Novara and Verbania, in the time span between January 1990 and December 2000, in order to evaluate if the characteristics of the suicide behaviour correlate to the place of living with particular attention to the psychosocial factors. The information was collected from the Republic Procuration of the two provinces. Frequencies and contingency tables were evaluated to compare the data found in the two provinces. Standardised Mortality Ratios (SMRs) with their confidential intervals (95% confidence intervals) were calculated in comparison with the average suicide rates in North West Italy in the same period and in the same age group. One hundred and eighty-four suicides were committed from the elderly, with an average rate of 14.07 per 100,000 inhabitants in Novara and 25.56 in Verbania. The most common methods used to commit suicide were hanging and jumping from height. The factors chiefly related to suicide were mental disease, followed by organic illness. The analysis of SMRs point out that the incidence of suicide in the province of Verbania is higher than in North West Italy while in Novara it is lower. The evaluation of the suicide risk in the elderly in a diagnostic and preventive framework must take into consideration the psychosocial factors that vary with the place of living.
What should you expect at your age?
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 132, March 2005, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Discusses complaints of gross neglect of mental health services for older people and an alleged national scandal of ignoring their heightened suicide risk are often heard, asking what is going on and why such services are still seen as the Cinderella. Asks how things might be improved by the voluntary sector, drawing on its experiences and critical perspectives.
Return and readmission of patients absent without leave under Section 18 of the 1983 Mental Health Act
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 130, November 2004, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- MIND
It has been found that 33% of all deaths of patients detained under the Act occurred while they were AWOL and 38% of suicides had absconded. States that hospitals should have a comprehensive AWOL policy and procedure and all relevant staff should be clear about how to respond.
Young people's experience of recovery and wellbeing following a suicide attempt
- Authors:
- COGGAN Carolyn, BENNETT Sara
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Now: the Practice Journal of Child, Youth and Family, 23, December 2002, pp.15-22.
- Publisher:
- Child, Youth and Family (Department of Child, Youth and Family Services, Te Tari Awhina I te Tamaiti, te Rangatahi, tae atu ki te Whanau)
Discusses evidence that young people (15-24) in New Zealand are at increased suicide risk compared with other OECD countries. Describes analysis of interviews with young people who had attempted suicide. Findings showed most intended to end their lives, though some sought to attract attention. Extracts express the sense of the impact and the enormous change in sense of self and relationships. Concludes developing a sense of resistance to future suicidal behaviours is complex and time-consuming.
Lack of care
- Author:
- PARSONS Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(12), August 2001, p.416.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
A psychiatric patient known to be at high risk commits suicide. Can the trust be held responsible in law? Uses two case examples to provide an illustration of the circumstances that can potentially constitute a lack of care in the eye of the law.