The mental health status of adolescents released from custody: a preliminary study

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dc.contributor.authorKosky, R.
dc.contributor.authorSawyer, M.
dc.contributor.authorFotheringham, M.
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstract<h4>Objective</h4>To describe the prevalence of mental health problems and the social circumstances of young offenders after their release from custody in a juvenile detention centre.<h4>Method</h4>The subjects were 37 adolescents from an original sample of 101 adolescents who had been remanded in a juvenile detention centre in Adelaide, South Australia. The adolescents were evaluated at the time of their initial detention in custody and again 1 year later.<h4>Results</h4>The adolescents reported having a large number of social and mental health problems after their release from custody. One year after their release, 32% of the adolescents scored above the recommended 'cut off' score on the Youth Self Report. This represents a rate of disorder three to four times higher than that reported by adolescents in the community and is comparable to the rate reported by adolescents attending mental health clinics.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Adolescents remanded in juvenile detention centres experience continuing mental health problems after their release from custody. As well, they experience considerable social dysfunction. There is an urgent need for more active therapeutic follow-up of these young people.
dc.identifier.citationAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1996; 30(3):326-331
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/00048679609064994
dc.identifier.issn0004-8674
dc.identifier.issn1440-1614
dc.identifier.orcidSawyer, M. [0000-0002-7834-0561]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/6341
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAUSTRALIAN NZ J PSYCHIATRY
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.3109/00048679609064994
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studies
dc.subjectSocial Adjustment
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectPersonality Inventory
dc.subjectComorbidity
dc.subjectJuvenile Delinquency
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectPrisoners
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleThe mental health status of adolescents released from custody: a preliminary study
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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