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Ayhan, Gülen, Romain Arnal, Célia Basurko, Vincent About, Agathe Pastre, Eric Pinganaud, Dominique Sins, Louis Jehel, Bruno Falissard, and Mathieu Nacher. "Suicide Risk among Prisoners in French Guiana: Prevalence and Predictive Factors." BMC Psychiatry 17.1 (2017): n. pag. Web. 22 Feb. 2018.

This research article shows a study on suicide risk among incarcerated people living in French Guiana and factors that contribute to suicide. By conducting this study, they hope to understand why suicide rates among prisoners is so high and what the risk factors are. To complete this study, the researchers included all new prisoners that arrived in the only prison that is in French Guiana between September 2013 and December 2014. They collected socio-demographic data on all the prisoners to identify the possibilities of suicide risk. Some of these predictive factors that put a prisoner at “high risk” are depression, panic disorder, general anxiety disorder, history of abuse, and smoking. In conclusion, the prisoners in French Guiana had a lower suicide risk as compared to the suicide risk of those in mainland France.  These results show that the main risk of suicide was mental health disorders and psychiatric disorders, “Although the mechanisms of suicide  are  not  completely  understood,  some  risk factors have been identified, such as being a young male, belonging to an indigenous population, suffering from mental disorders or alcohol and/or substance abuse, having a previous history of suicide attempt and being in custody” (Ayhan 1). The results confirm that the risk factors of suicide among prisoners depends on psychiatric disorders and emphasized how important it is to identify and treat the mentally ill.