Psychopathology of adolescent detained versus psychiatric inpatient females

Doorn, Sander van; Jansen, Lucres M. C.; Vermeiren, Robert; Hamerlynck, S.M.J.J.; Doreleijers, Theo A. H.

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2011.07.010

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“…Research has long established that at-risk youth, especially those involved in the criminal justice system, often suffer from mental health problems, and that such problems may be comorbid. 32-34,37 The LCA findings support this conclusion among the sample of “lower”-risk truant youth. Second, the findings contribute to research indicating that mental health problems are not limited to school refusal, but include other forms of school absenteeism like truancy.…”

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Differential Effects of Mental Health Problems Among Truant Youths

Dembo

Wareham

Schmeidler

et al. 2014

J Behav Health Serv Res

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Research indicates at-risk youth are more likely to experience emotional and psychological problems. Young people who are often truant from school represent a group of at-risk youth, but one for which mental health issues are understudied. This study examined heterogeneity of mental health problems among a sample of 300 truant adolescents using latent class analysis (LCA). LCA indicated the sample of truants was best represented by four latent subgroups of youth with: low mental health problems; high depression, low mania; high mania, low depression; and high depression and mania. These subgroups were examined in relation to socio-demographic and psychosocial measures at baseline and after truancy offenses. Results indicated general and unique differences in these covariates across the four latent classes. Service and practice implications of better understanding mental health issues of truant youth are discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 60%

Differential Effects of Mental Health Problems Among Truant Youths

Dembo

Wareham

Schmeidler

et al. 2014

J Behav Health Serv Res

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Mental health problems and recidivism among detained male adolescents from various ethnic origins

Colins

Boonmann

Veenstra

et al. 2013

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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This study examines differences in self-reported mental health problems between detained youths from Dutch, Moroccan, and Surinamese origin and the usefulness of mental health problems to predict violent and property recidivism in these juveniles. A sample of 296 detained boys aged between 12 and 18 years were assessed by means of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Official information regarding criminal history and recidivism was collected 3-6 years later. In general, Dutch youths and Surinamese youths reported more conduct problems than Moroccan youths, while Dutch youths also reported more hyperactivity than Surinamese youths. Mental health problems were not predictive of violent recidivism in any of the ethnic groups, while being related with property recidivism in Dutch and Surinamese youths. The current study showed that Moroccan youths present themselves on the SDQ as a less seriously disturbed group of youths than their Dutch and Surinamese counterparts. Our results also clearly showed that SDQ self-report scores are not predictive of future violent crimes in any of the three ethnic groups. Implications of the findings and limitations of the current study are discussed.

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