Comparison of Life Trajectory Model and High Risk Clinical Profiles
Acute Trajectory/Pretrial | Chronic Trajectory/Incarcerated | |
---|---|---|
Age of suicide completion | Younger (20–25 years) | Older (>30 years |
Adversity burden | ++++ | ++ |
Length of adversity burden | Short | Long |
Event inciting suicide | Major: incarceration itself | Minor: conflict of some sort |
Timing of suicide relative to incarceration | Early during incarceration19 | Late in incarceration. Suicide risk increases with length of incarceration1 |