Citation

Glaser BA, Calhoun GB, Petrocelli JV, Bates JM, Owens-Hennick LA. J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. 2005; 16(3): 566-576.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/14789940500098558

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A review of the current literature suggests that comorbidity exists between depression, somatization, and suicidal ideation among behaviorally disruptive adolescents. A study was designed to determine how these clinical characteristics and other clinical indicators measured by the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory differentiate between male detained juvenile offenders who somatize and those that do not. A combination of analysis of variance tests and predictive and discriminant analyses were employed.

RESULTS revealed that depressive affect, self-devaluation, dolefulness, and suicidal tendencies significantly discriminated between somatizers and non-somatizers. A total of 71.1% of the participants were correctly classified as a somatizer or non-somatizer using a function of these variables.

RESULTS are discussed in light of how the presence of somatization in this population can indicate a need for mental health intervention for symptoms and syndromes of depressive disorders and suicidal risk. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; human; Suicide; male; depression; suicidal behavior; risk assessment; comorbidity; prediction; review; major clinical study; controlled study; mental health care; priority journal; discriminant analysis; offender; Juvenile offenders; somatization; Delinquency; analysis of variance; Somatization