Implementation of a Suicide Risk Screening Instrument in a Remand Prison Service in Berlin

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ID15528599
AuthorsDóra Dezső (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Norbert Konrad (0000-0001-5072-8241, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Katharina Seewald, Annette Opitz‐Welke (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corresponding author), Annette Opitz-Welke
Year2018
Volume9
Pages665-665
Publication date2018-12-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00665
PMID30618858
OpenAlexW2905051919
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited23

In the present study, we examined the effects of implementing the suicide risk screening instrument SIRAS in a pre-trial detention facility for men in Berlin. Within a period of 3 months, all newly arriving prisoners were screened ( n = 611) by social workers or prison officers. Cases of elevated suicide risk were immediately referred to a psychologist or medical staff the same day. Follow-up over a 6-month period showed that 14% of all incoming prisoners were classified as high-risk individuals. These individuals received significantly more psychological and psychiatric treatment and were significantly more likely to be accommodated in crisis intervention rooms and emergency community accommodation (shared prison cells). In addition, it was found that despite the increased amount of treatment in the high-risk group, the number of specific measures did not increase significantly compared to the pre-implementation phase ( N = 1,510)

Criminology · Crisis intervention · Intervention (counseling · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Prison · Psychiatry · Recidivism · Remand (court procedure · Suicide prevention · Suicide Risk · Child Abuse and Trauma · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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