Dealing with double jeopardy: Mental health disorders among girls in the juvenile justice system

Emily G. Marston; Mike A. Russell; Ingrid Obsuth; Gillian K. Watson

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Dealing with double jeopardy: Mental health disorders among girls in the juvenile justice system

Emily G. Marston, Mike A. Russell, Ingrid Obsuth, Gillian K. Watson

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Youth within the juvenile justice system consistently show higher rates of mental health disorders when compared to normative populations (Otto et al. 1992; Vermeiren 2003). According to one of the most comprehensive epidemiological studies of detained adolescents (Males = 1,172; Females = 657), as many as two-thirds of males and three-quarters of females meet criteria for one or more psychiatric disorders (Teplin et al. 2002). Although prevalence rates of mental health disorders tend to vary across samples, they remain consistently high in juvenile justice populations, ranging from 50-100% (Dixon et al. 2004; Lederman et al. 2004; Teplin et al. 2002), and stand in stark contrast to the significantly lower prevalence rates of psychopathology among normative populations of adolescents (15%: Roberts et al. 1998).

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Delinquent Girls
Subtitle of host publication	Contexts, Relationships, and Adaptation
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	105-118
Number of pages	14
Volume	9781461404156
ISBN (Electronic)	9781461404156
ISBN (Print)	1461404150, 9781461404149
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0415-6_7
State	Published - Jul 1 2012

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