Self-harm and overcrowding among prisoners in Geneva, Switzerland

Wolff, Hans; Casillas, Alejandra; Perneger, Thomas; Heller, Patrick; Golay, Diane; Mouton, Elisabeth; Bodenmann, Patrick; Getaz, Laurent

doi:10.1108/IJPH-04-2015-0009

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English

Self-harm and overcrowding among prisoners in Geneva, Switzerland

ContributorsWolff, Hans; Casillas, Alejandra; Perneger, Thomas; Heller, Patrick; Golay, Diane; Mouton, Elisabeth; Bodenmann, Patrick; Getaz, Laurent

Published inInternational Journal of Prisoner Health, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 39-44

Publication date2016

Abstract

Prison institutional conditions affect risk for self-harm among detainees. In particular, prison overcrowding may increase the likelihood of self-harm by creating competition for resources, space, and enhancing a "deprivation state." The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between overcrowding and prisoner acts of self-harm.

Keywords

Cross-Sectional Studies
Crowding/psychology
Humans
Male
Prisoners/psychology
Prisons
Self Mutilation/epidemiology
Switzerland/epidemiology

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires

Research groups

Epidémiologie clinique (115)

Citation (ISO format)

WOLFF, Hans et al. Self-harm and overcrowding among prisoners in Geneva, Switzerland. In: International Journal of Prisoner Health, 2016, vol. 12, n° 1, p. 39–44. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-04-2015-0009

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PID : unige:100263
DOI : 10.1108/IJPH-04-2015-0009
PMID : 26933991

Journal ISSN1744-9200

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