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- Title
Comparing the mental health needs of female and male incarcerated juvenile delinquents.
- Authors
Timmons-Mitchell, Jane; Brown, Christie; Schulz, S. Charles; Webster, Susan B.; Underwood, Lee A.; Semple, William B.; Timmons-Mitchell, J; Brown, C; Schulz, S C; Webster, S E; Underwood, L A; Semple, W E
- Abstract
The present study was undertaken to survey the prevalence of mental disorder in juvenile justice facilities and to compare the mental health needs for females and males. Girls displayed significantly more mental health needs than boys. The estimated prevalence of mental disorder for boys was 27%, compared with 84% for girls. The difference is highly significant and is discussed in terms of service system issues in juvenile justice that affect males and females differently.
- Subjects
OHIO; MENTAL health; JUVENILE offenders; IMPRISONMENT; SEX differences (Biology); JUVENILE justice administration; HEALTH surveys; JUVENILE delinquency &; psychology; PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis; MENTAL illness; COMPARATIVE studies; DEMOGRAPHY; FORENSIC psychiatry; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL needs assessment; MEDICAL cooperation; PRISON psychology; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; RESEARCH; COMORBIDITY; EVALUATION research; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 1997, Vol 15, Issue 2, p195
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199721)15:2<195::AID-BSL269>3.0.CO;2-8