Prevalence of mental disorders among 15–17-year-old male adolescent remand prisoners in Denmark.
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| Title: | Prevalence of mental disorders among 15–17-year-old male adolescent remand prisoners in Denmark. |
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| Authors: | Gosden, N. P. (AUTHOR), Kramp, P. (AUTHOR), Gabrielsen, G. (AUTHOR), Sestoft, D. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Feb2003, Vol. 107 Issue 2, p102-110. 9p. 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Mental illness, Juvenile delinquency, Forensic psychiatry |
| Geographic Terms: | Denmark |
| Abstract: | Objective: To determine the past year prevalence of mental disorders of 15–17-year-old adolescent remand prisoners in east Denmark. Method: One hundred 15–17-year-old boys from east Denmark consecutively remanded during 1 year were interviewed with diagnostic instruments to obtain ICD-10 diagnoses. All were screened in The Danish Psychiatric Case Register and The Danish Criminal Register. Results: Past year prevalence of ‘any mental disorder’ was 69%, substance use disorders 41%. Two per cent had schizophrenia and 2% schizotypal disorder. Thirty-six per cent had ‘probable personality disorder’. Conduct disorder was found in 31% and 1% had a hyperkinetic disorder. Ten per cent had previous registered psychiatric contact. Conclusion: The prevalence of mental disorders was found substantially higher compared with literature of population-based samples. With an association between mental disorders and violence, early detection and treatment of mental disorders in adolescent delinquents is of importance in the prevention of violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Objective: To determine the past year prevalence of mental disorders of 15–17-year-old adolescent remand prisoners in east Denmark. Method: One hundred 15–17-year-old boys from east Denmark consecutively remanded during 1 year were interviewed with diagnostic instruments to obtain ICD-10 diagnoses. All were screened in The Danish Psychiatric Case Register and The Danish Criminal Register. Results: Past year prevalence of ‘any mental disorder’ was 69%, substance use disorders 41%. Two per cent had schizophrenia and 2% schizotypal disorder. Thirty-six per cent had ‘probable personality disorder’. Conduct disorder was found in 31% and 1% had a hyperkinetic disorder. Ten per cent had previous registered psychiatric contact. Conclusion: The prevalence of mental disorders was found substantially higher compared with literature of population-based samples. With an association between mental disorders and violence, early detection and treatment of mental disorders in adolescent delinquents is of importance in the prevention of violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0001690X |
| DOI: | 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2003.01298.x |
