High delinquency, disability and mortality--a register study of former adolescent psychiatric in-patients.
A Norwegian population of 1276 former adolescent psychiatric in-patients was followed up 15 to 33 years after hospitalization by record linkage to the national registers of criminality, disability benefits and causes of death. In total 1095 patients (53.7% males), representing 85.8% of the original sample, could be traced. On the basis of the hospital records all patients were rediagnosed according to DSM-IV. At follow-up, 52.0% of those investigated had engaged in criminal activity, 38.5% had received disability benefits, and 13.6% had died. The delinquency, disability and mortality rates were significantly increased compared to those for the general population. In total, 22.9% of the population were not found in any of the above registers and were considered to have a good outcome.
National Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department Group of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016019:Survival Analysis