Psychatrist. Catalonia Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit. Brians 2 Prison. Sant Esteve Sesrovires. Barcelona.
Psychiatrist. Community Mental Health - Santa Coloma de Gramanet. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2024 Jan-Apr;26(1):24-32. doi: 10.18176/resp.00082.
There is a high incidence of self-harming behavior in the prison setting, with a suicide rate that is higher than that of the general population. Previous studies describe the association of sociodemographic, clinical, and criminological factors with the risk of suicide in the male prison population, but there is little research that specifically analyses suicidal behavior among women. The objective of this study is to analyze the characteristics of inmates who are admitted to a psychiatric unit for suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide.
Descriptive and comparative analysis of 97 inmates (68 men, 29 women) admitted to the Unidad de Hospitalización Psiquiátrica Penitenciaria de Cataluña (UHPP-C), for suicidal ideation, between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2022.
There are differences in terms of place of birth, with a more significant presence of African nationalities in non-national males, while foreign inmates tend to come from Latin American countries. Men have a lower mean age, longer admissions, and a higher readmission rate. They also suffer from more psychotic and addictive disorders. Women have a higher prevalence of personality disorders and affective symptoms.
There are sociodemographic and clinical differences between male and female prison inmates who require admission for suicidal ideation. Including a gender perspective in studies on suicide risk in the prison population can provide a solid foundation for future studies, thus allowing a more complete understanding of suicidal ideation and intervention needs in the prison population.
监狱环境中存在较高的自残行为发生率，自杀率高于普通人群。先前的研究描述了社会人口学、临床和犯罪学因素与男性监狱人口自杀风险之间的关联，但很少有研究专门分析女性的自杀行为。本研究旨在分析因自杀意念或自杀未遂而被送入精神病单元的囚犯的特征。
对 2017 年 1 月 1 日至 2022 年 12 月 31 日期间因自杀意念而被送入加泰罗尼亚监狱精神病住院单元（UHPP-C）的 97 名囚犯（68 名男性，29 名女性）进行描述性和比较分析。
在出生地方面存在差异，非国民男性中更常见非洲国籍，而外国囚犯则倾向于来自拉丁美洲国家。男性的平均年龄较低，住院时间较长，再入院率较高。他们还患有更多的精神病和成瘾障碍。女性的人格障碍和情感症状更为普遍。
需要因自杀意念而入院的男性和女性囚犯在社会人口学和临床方面存在差异。在监狱人口自杀风险研究中纳入性别视角可以为未来的研究提供坚实的基础，从而更全面地了解监狱人口的自杀意念和干预需求。
