Considerable research finds that those with serious mental illness are more often victims of violence than general population. History of violence is theorized as common means of acquiring capability for lethal self-harm (Joiner). Perhaps it, like another frequent side effect of SMI (especially major depression), the desire to die, plays a bigger part in suicidal behavior in this population than illness itself?
PLoS One. 2013 Jul 29;8(7):e68944. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068944. Print 2013.
Psychosocial characteristics and social networks of suicidal prisoners: towards a model of suicidal behaviour in detention. Rivlin A1, Hawton K, Marzano L, Fazel S.
Centre for Suicide Research, University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Abstract
Prisoners are at increased risk of suicide. Investigation of both individual and environmental risk factors may assist in developing suicide prevention policies for prisoners and other high-risk populations. We conducted a matched case-control interview study with 60 male prisoners who had made near-lethal suicide attempts in prison (cases) and 60 male prisoners who had not (controls). We compared levels of depression, hopelessness, self-esteem, impulsivity, aggression, hostility, childhood abuse, life events (including events occurring in prison), social support, and social networks in univariate and multivariate models. A range of psychosocial factors was associated with near-lethal self-harm in prisoners. Compared with controls, cases reported higher levels of depression, hopelessness, impulsivity, and aggression, and lower levels of self-esteem and social support (all p values
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Age group differences in HIV risk and mental health problems among female sex workers in Southwest China. Su, Shaobing; Li, Xiaoming; Zhang, Liying; Lin, Danhua; Zhang, Chen; et al. AIDS Care 26.8 (Aug 2014): 1019-1026.
....a sample of 1022 female sex workers (FSWs) in China were divided into three age groups (≤ 20 years, 21–34 years, and ≥ 35 years). .......younger FSWs (≤ 20 years) reported the highest level of depression, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, regular-partner violence, and substance use.....
Partner Violence Scale was used.
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Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2005 Aug;62(8):911-21. Crime victimization in adults with severe mental illness: comparison with the National Crime Victimization Survey. Teplin LA,McClelland GM, Abram KM, Weiner DA.
Results: More than one quarter of persons with SMI had been victims of a violent crime in the past year, a rate more than 11 times higher than the general population rates even after controlling for demographic differences between the 2 samples (P
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