TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Prevalence and correlates of psychiatric disorders among former juvenile detainees in the United States
JO  - Comprehensive psychiatry
A1  - Vaughn, Michael G.
A1  - Salas-Wright, Christopher P.
A1  - DeLisi, Matt
A1  - Maynard, Brandy R.
A1  - Boutwell, Brian B.
SP  - 107
EP  - 116
VL  - 59
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Juvenile offenders face increased liability for psychiatric disorders and greater psychopathology, but little is known about the psychiatric status of former juvenile delinquents as adults. <br><br>METHOD: Drawing on data from Wave 1 and Wave 2 of the NESARC, logistic regression models examine correlates of psychiatric disorders in a large nationally representative sample of former juvenile detainees in adulthood (n=1177) compared to adults who did not have a history of juvenile offending (n=33,193). Further, we explored the psychosocial correlates associated with the increased likelihood of psychiatric disorders among former juvenile detainees. <br><br>RESULTS: Nearly half of former juvenile detainees met criteria for one or more psychiatric disorders in the past twelve months and approximately two-thirds meet criteria for any lifetime personality disorder. Compared to the general population, former juvenile detainees not only denote greater psychiatric comorbidity across a range of affective, personality, and substance use disorders but are also more likely to report childhood adversity. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Former juvenile detainees experience significantly greater and more varied psychiatric problems across adulthood.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-440X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.02.012
ID  - ref1
ER  -