A Review of Mood Disorders Among Juvenile Offenders

Ryan, Eileen P.; Redding, Richard E.

doi:10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1397

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“…Taking our findings of lower self-esteem in the group with severe delinquency into account, one may assume that this offender type might have compensated feelings of inadequacy with delinquent activities with other juveniles. Furthermore, features of irritability might also have played a role in these adolescents with both delinquency and depressive symptoms [9,12]. However, causal relations are not yet clear and depression can also result from criminal behaviour or its consequences such as being arrested [9,42,43] or facing court examination and penal consequences.…”

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“…Depression increased with the frequency of delinquent behaviour in boys as well as in girls. Mood disorders were frequently seen both in incarcerated juvenile delinquents and in juveniles with mixed detention situations with prevalence rates varying between 10 to 78% [5,12]. Furthermore, high scores of adjustment disorders with depressed mood were also observed in outpatient samples [10] and high rates of depressive symptoms based on the Beck’s Depression Inventory [13] were reported [14,15].…”

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Internalizing and externalizing problems, depression, and self-esteem in non-detained male juvenile offenders

Imbach

Aebi

Metzke

et al. 2013

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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BackgroundHigh rates of mental disorders have been found in detained juvenile offenders, whereas the role of psychopathology in non-detained offenders is less clear. Therefore, the present study compared psychopathology in male non-detained delinquent juveniles and two matched samples from the community and an adolescent psychiatric clinic.Methods125 male adolescents aged 11 to 19 years (m = 16.2 years, SD = 1.5 years) from an outpatient adolescent forensic clinic were compared to a community sample from the Zurich Adolescent Psychology and Psychopathology Study (ZAPPS) and a referred sample from a psychiatric clinic matched for age and nationality. All subjects responded to questionnaires measuring internalizing and externalizing problems, depressive symptoms and self-esteem.ResultsThe sample of non-detained juvenile offenders showed similar rates of self-reported internalizing and externalizing problems when compared to the community sample, whereas the clinic sample displayed an increased rate of various disturbances. Similar results were found also for self-esteem. In agreement with these findings, non-detained juvenile offenders less frequently had a psychiatric diagnosis after full clinical assessment when compared to the clinical sample. However, a diagnosis of conduct disorders and a lower IQ range was found more frequently in non-detained juvenile offenders. Offenders with serious delinquent acts and involving weapons showed higher depression scores than the rest of the offenders.ConclusionIn non-detained assessment situations before court examination, juvenile offenders present rather normal behaviour. Their lack of awareness of potential behavioural problems should be considered during assessment and treatment of this group of offenders.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Internalizing and externalizing problems, depression, and self-esteem in non-detained male juvenile offenders

Imbach

Aebi

Metzke

et al. 2013

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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“…Drerup, Croysdale, and Hoffmann (2008) studied over 600 youth in the juvenile justice system and estimated that 92% of males and 97% of females had at least one DSM diagnosis. Ryan and Redding (2004) reviewed articles about the prevalence of mood disorders in the juvenile offender populations published after 1980. They found that prevalence rates for mood disorders varied across studies from 17-78%.…”

Section: Juvenile Justice Needsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Ecological Approach to Evaluating a System of Care Program: Dollars Making Sense

Green

Twill

Nackerud

et al. 2014

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

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System of care (SOC) models in North America were developed in response to the needs of children with a severe emotional disturbance. Such children experience problems across life spheres including issues at home that put them at risk of abuse and neglect, difficulties at school including special education classification and dropping-out, and involvement with the juvenile courts. SOC evaluations and research suggests that an overreliance of evaluative research efforts on standardized scales and preconceived measurable outcomes have resulted in a loss of other important data. This study's confirmatory and holistic approach to evaluation illuminates important information concerning commonly ignored variables when using traditional evaluation models. The evaluative research study described focuses on three often overlooked behavioral variables in one SOC initiative, KidsNet Georgia, of Rockdale County, GA. These variables are: (a) using cohort analysis over time; (b) costing out services utilized; and (c) focusing on behavioral indicators and chance over time. The evaluative strategy, data collection, data, and cost analysis are discussed along with implications for practice with severe emotional disturbance youth and their families.

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“…The role of families (Cernkovich et al 2008;Cottle et al 2001), mental health issues (Cottle et al 2001;Drerup et al 2008;Ryan and Redding 2004), poor social skills (Cottle et al 2001), and inadequate school performance (Cottle et al 2001;Sweeten et al 2009) have all been documented as risk factors for general delinquency. For the purpose of the literature review, however, emphasis is placed on the risk factors related to adolescent girls and juvenile prostitution.…”

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confidence: 99%