Psychosocial and Neurocognitive Contributors to Suicide Risk Among Persons in the Criminal Legal System
Date of Award
8-24-2024
Document Type
Doctoral Research Paper
Degree Name
Psy.D.
Organizational Unit
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
First Advisor
Kimberly Gorgens
Second Advisor
John Holmberg
Third Advisor
Elizabeth Fuller
Fourth Advisor
Marybeth Lehto
Keywords
Suicidality, Suicide attempt, Psychosocial factors, Neurocognitive factors, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Criminal legal system
Abstract
The present study investigated the relationship between psychosocial and neurocognitive vulnerabilities that contribute to a history of suicide attempt among persons in the criminal legal system who have a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The archival dataset used for this study consisted of records from 710 justice-involved participants. Results suggest that persons with a history of mental illness or who were a victim of violence as a child or adult were more likely to report a history of one or more suicide attempts. Additionally, results suggest that deficits in reaction time, processing speed, and spatial working memory were also predictive of a suicide attempt history. Persons in the criminal legal system are at the highest risk of suicide and persons with a history of brain injury are also at an increased high risk for suicide. To reduce the risk of suicide in this vulnerable population, this study affirms that treatment for people with mental illness or trauma history is critical, especially for the vulnerable persons with brain injury in the criminal legal system.
Copyright Date
7-19-2024
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Rights Holder
Jensen P. Greene
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
24 pgs
File Size
317 KB
Recommended Citation
Greene, Jensen P., "Psychosocial and Neurocognitive Contributors to Suicide Risk Among Persons in the Criminal Legal System" (2024). Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects. 528.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/capstone_masters/528