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Meghan Hawk
ENC 2135

Ayhan, Gulen, et al. “Suicide Risk among Prisoners in French Guiana: Prevalence and Predictive
Factors.” BMC Psychiatry, vol. 17, no. 1, 2017, doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1320-4.


The author argues that France has had the highest suicide rates in prison amongst 15 European countries. With this said, the author disputes that the French overseas territory, French Guiana, has never had conducted research studying the suicide risks and its' predictors. The research question attempts to answer the causes and exposures of suicide in the only prison located in the penitentiary centre of French Guiana. In order to measure the predictive factors of suicide rates, the 707 inmates were given the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). The MINI is a proven valid diagnostic test for psychological disorders, following the criteria  of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV).  The results showed that among the prisoners, 13.2% had a suicidal risk; 14.0% high risk, 15.1% moderate risk, and 41.9% low risk (Ayhan). Among these the predictive factors consisted of "depression, dysthymia, panic disorder, general anxiety disorder, men having been abused during
childhood, having been sentenced for sexual assault, and smoking" (Ayhan 1). To conclude, the risk
of suicide in French Guiana was lower than the mainland France. Additionally, the main predictors of
such risks almost all involved psychiatric disorders, stressing the importance of diagnosis and treatment.

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  1. Haley KetchumFebruary 22, 2018 at 12:50 PM

    It is good, as it has all the things it needs: thesis, background information, quotes, and a conclusion. The only thing is that it’s a little long, but that’s an easy thing to fix.

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