The role of loneliness in prison suicide prevention and management Brown, Samantha and Day, Andrew 2008, The role of loneliness in prison suicide prevention and management, Journal of offender rehabilitation, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 433-449, doi: 10.1080/10509670801992459. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The role of loneliness in prison suicide prevention and management Author(s) Brown, Samantha Day, Andrew Journal name Journal of offender rehabilitation Volume number 47 Issue number 4 Start page 433 End page 449 Total pages 17 Publisher Haworth Press Place of publication Binghamton, N.Y. Publication date 2008-08 ISSN 1050-9674 1540-8558 Keyword(s) loneliness remand prisoners suicidal behaviour support Summary Suicide in prisons has been seen as a public health concern reaching crisis proportions around the world. In this study, data from 60 inmates in a South Australian remand facility were used to examine the relationship between loneliness and known predictors of self-harm, such as depression and hopelessness. As predicted, the results suggested that prisoners who scored higher on a measure of loneliness reported higher levels of depression, hopelessness and indicators of suicidal behaviour. The implications of these findings for suicide management are discussed. It is concluded that whilst specialist mental health services are needed to treat problems such as depression, loneliness is something that may be managed by correctional staff with no professional experience or training. Language eng DOI 10.1080/10509670801992459 Field of Research 160202 - Correctional Theory, Offender Treatment and Rehabilitation HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2008 Copyright notice ©2008, The Haworth Press Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30020602 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 08:30:44 EST Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 15:44:51 EST Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 15:45:47 EST Thu, 14 Jan 2010, 12:57:33 EST Fri, 07 Oct 2011, 15:28:35 EST Tue, 08 Nov 2011, 14:44:27 EST Wed, 15 Feb 2012, 14:44:12 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 13:24:03 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 16:19:33 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 22 times in TR Web of Science Cited 23 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 700 Abstract Views, 7 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 08:30:44 EST