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This study compared the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of psychiatric inpatients presenting with aggressive or self-harming behaviour in a specialised prison hospital.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this retrospective cohort study, routinely collected data from 643 psychiatric inpatients admitted to the Berlin Prison Hospital (2010\u20132016) were analysed. Patients presenting with aggressive behaviour (n = 73) or self-harming behaviour (n = 60) were each compared with the remaining psychiatric inpatients using multivariable logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Schizophrenia spectrum disorders were independently associated with lower odds of self-harming behaviour after multivariable adjustment. Parenthood was independently associated with lower odds of aggressive behaviour and higher odds of self-harming behaviour. In contrast, stress-related disorders and personality disorders were not independently associated with either behavioural presentation after adjustment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Aggressive and self-harming behavioural emergencies were associated with different clinical and sociodemographic characteristics among psychiatric inpatients in a specialised prison hospital. Parenthood emerged as the most consistent independent correlate of aggressive and self-harming behaviour presentation, whereas schizophrenia spectrum disorders were independently associated with lower odds of self-harming behaviour. 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