title: Mental health problems in juvenile justice populations.
abstract: The limited literature on mental health problems in juvenile justice population has reported that most youth in juvenile justice hold psychiatric pathology. Although conduct disorder and substance abuse are the most prevalent conditions in this population, many other diagnoses can be found at alarmingly high rates; research on other diagnoses (eg, autism, psychosis) is limited. This finding underscores the necessity of implementing adequate diagnostic assessment within forensic settings and of developing interventions programs that take into account the presence of psychiatric problems.
authors.affiliation: VU University Medical Center/Leiden University, P/a De Bascule, Postbus 303, 1115 ZG Duivendrecht, The Netherlands. robert@vermeiren.name
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vermeiren
authors.forename: Ine
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jespers
authors.forename: Terrie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moffitt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015897:Comorbidity; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data