Objective

Suicidal behavior in adolescents is an important public health problem, and it ranks first among the causes of prison deaths in incarcerated adolescents(IAs). The aim of this study is to determine the probability of suicide and associated risk factors in IAs.

Method

Seventy-one male adolescents in a reformatory center were contrasted with a matched group of 71 male adolescent with no psychiatric disorder and no criminal record. Suicidal probability and psychiatric symptomatology were assessed with the Suicide Probability Scale, SA-45 Questionnaire, respectively.

Results

It was determined that the probability of suicide was higher in IAs, and depression and hostility symptoms, the presence of another individual involved in delinquency in family had predictive effects. It was also found that there was a positive correlation between the probability of suicide and the number of delinquencies, the number of incarceration, and a negative correlation between attending to school or work while in reformatory and being visited by relatives while in reformatory.

Conclusions

The results suggest that when assessing suicide risk for IAS, it may be useful to pay attention to those with symptoms of depression or hostility, those with multiple delinquencies or entrance to reformatory, and those who have family members involved in delinquency.

中文翻译：

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男性被监禁青少年自杀概率及相关因素评估；土耳其感化中心样本

客观的

青少年自杀行为是一个重要的公共卫生问题，在青少年监狱死亡原因中居首位。本研究的目的是确定 IA 的自杀概率和相关风险因素。

方法

将一个感化中心的 71 名男性青少年与 71 名没有精神障碍和犯罪记录的男性青少年相比较。自杀概率和精神症状分别用自杀概率量表、SA-45 问卷进行评估。

结果

已经确定，IA 的自杀概率较高，抑郁和敌意症状、另一个涉及家庭犯罪的人的存在具有预测作用。研究还发现，自杀概率与犯罪次数、监禁次数呈正相关，而在感化所上学或工作与在感化所时被亲戚探访之间呈负相关。

结论

结果表明，在评估 IAS 的自杀风险时，关注那些有抑郁或敌意症状的人、有多次犯罪或进入感化所的人，以及有家庭成员参与犯罪的人可能是有用的。