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Suicide in Older Prisoners in Germany. / Opitz-Welke, Annette; Konrad, Norbert ; Welke, Justus; Bennefeld-Kersten, Katharina ; Gauger, Ulrich; Voulgaris, Alexander.

In: FRONT PSYCHIATRY, Vol. 10, No. 154, 2019, p. 154.

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Harvard

Opitz-Welke, A, Konrad, N, Welke, J, Bennefeld-Kersten, K, Gauger, U & Voulgaris, A 2019, 'Suicide in Older Prisoners in Germany', FRONT PSYCHIATRY, vol. 10, no. 154, pp. 154. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00154

APA

Opitz-Welke, A., Konrad, N., Welke, J., Bennefeld-Kersten, K., Gauger, U., & Voulgaris, A. (2019). Suicide in Older Prisoners in Germany. FRONT PSYCHIATRY, 10(154), 154. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00154

Vancouver

Opitz-Welke A, Konrad N, Welke J, Bennefeld-Kersten K, Gauger U, Voulgaris A. Suicide in Older Prisoners in Germany. FRONT PSYCHIATRY. 2019;10(154):154. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00154

Bibtex

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title = "Suicide in Older Prisoners in Germany",
abstract = "As in many countries, the numbers of older prisoners are rising in Germany, but scientific information on this group is scarce. For the current study, a survey was used that included all prison suicides in Germany between the years of 2000 and 2013. Suicide rates of the elderly prisoners exceeded the suicide rates of the general population and the same age group. We observed a continuous decrease in the suicide rate of elderly prisoners. When compared to the younger suicide victims in prison, significantly more elderly suicide victims were: female, of German nationality, remand prisoners, or serving a life sentence. In Germany, elderly prisoners are a vulnerable subpopulation of the prison population. Higher suicide rates than in the same age group in the general population indicate unmet needs regarding mental disorders and their specific treatment.",
author = "Annette Opitz-Welke and Norbert Konrad and Justus Welke and Katharina Bennefeld-Kersten and Ulrich Gauger and Alexander Voulgaris",
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language = "English",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Suicide in Older Prisoners in Germany

AU - Opitz-Welke, Annette

AU - Konrad, Norbert

AU - Welke, Justus

AU - Bennefeld-Kersten, Katharina

AU - Gauger, Ulrich

AU - Voulgaris, Alexander

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - As in many countries, the numbers of older prisoners are rising in Germany, but scientific information on this group is scarce. For the current study, a survey was used that included all prison suicides in Germany between the years of 2000 and 2013. Suicide rates of the elderly prisoners exceeded the suicide rates of the general population and the same age group. We observed a continuous decrease in the suicide rate of elderly prisoners. When compared to the younger suicide victims in prison, significantly more elderly suicide victims were: female, of German nationality, remand prisoners, or serving a life sentence. In Germany, elderly prisoners are a vulnerable subpopulation of the prison population. Higher suicide rates than in the same age group in the general population indicate unmet needs regarding mental disorders and their specific treatment.

AB - As in many countries, the numbers of older prisoners are rising in Germany, but scientific information on this group is scarce. For the current study, a survey was used that included all prison suicides in Germany between the years of 2000 and 2013. Suicide rates of the elderly prisoners exceeded the suicide rates of the general population and the same age group. We observed a continuous decrease in the suicide rate of elderly prisoners. When compared to the younger suicide victims in prison, significantly more elderly suicide victims were: female, of German nationality, remand prisoners, or serving a life sentence. In Germany, elderly prisoners are a vulnerable subpopulation of the prison population. Higher suicide rates than in the same age group in the general population indicate unmet needs regarding mental disorders and their specific treatment.

U2 - 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00154

DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00154

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

VL - 10

SP - 154

JO - FRONT PSYCHIATRY

JF - FRONT PSYCHIATRY

SN - 1664-0640

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