Preventing suicide and other self-harm in prison
By: [edited by] Greg E. Dear.
Contributors: Dear, Greg E., 1960-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781403988362
Subjects: Prisoners -- Suicidal behavior; Suicide -- Prevention; Parasuicide
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-264) and index.
Table of contents: title: Psychological perspectives on intentional self-harm / Leslie R. Pollock and J. Mark G. Williams; title: The role of the prison environment in prison suicide and prisoner distress / Alison Liebling; title: The likely role of criminogenic factors in prisoners' self-harming behaviour / Guy J. Hall, Sofia Fisher and Greg E. Dear; title: Screening prisoners for suicide risk / Eric Blaauw and Ad J.F.M. Kerkhof; title: Clinical and management response to incidents of non-fatal self-harm in prison / Greg E. Dear; title: Treatment needs of prisoners who are at-risk of self-harming / Greg E. Dear; title: A structured intervention for prisoners who are at-risk of self-harming / Lynne Eccleston and Laura Sorbello; title: Reducing suicidal behaviours in custodial settings : administrative challenges / Andre Ivanoff and Henry Schmidt III; title: Improving staff-prisoners relationships / Alison Liebling and Sarah Tait; title: Minimising violence and intimidation among prisoners / Gill Brigden and Kimmett Edgar; title: Enhancing prisoners' coping skills / Greg E. Dear ... [ et al.]; title: Managing prisoners with mental health problems and other special needs / Ronald L. Bonner; title: The role of peer support in reducing self-harm in prisons / Louisa Snow and Kathy Biggar; title: Suicide prevention and designing safer prison cells / Lindsay M. Hayes; title: Self-harm of juvenile and young adult prison inmates : conditions and consequences / Werner Greve, Daniela Hosser, and Christiane Bosold; title: Gender issues and considerations for preventing self-harm in women's prisons / Olga Themeli; title: Responding to a self-inflicted death in custody : support services and postvention / Jo Borrill and Jenny Hall; title: Responding to suicides in custody : review processes / Lindsay M. Hayes; title: Ethical and legal issues for mental health professioanls working with suicidal prisoners / Alfred Allan ... [et al.]; title: The need for an integrated system to minimise the incidence of suicide and other self-harm in prison / Greg E. Dear.