TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in the Texas Juvenile Correctional System
JO  - Journal of correctional health care
A1  - Harzke, Amy Jo
A1  - Baillargeon, Jacques
A1  - Baillargeon, Gwen
A1  - Henry, Judith
A1  - Olvera, Rene L.
A1  - Torrealday, Ohiana
A1  - Penn, Joseph V.
A1  - Parikh, Rajendra
SP  - 143
EP  - 157
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - Most studies assessing the burden of psychiatric disorders in juvenile correctional facilities have been based on small or male-only samples or have focused on a single disorder. Using electronic data routinely collected by the Texas juvenile correctional system and its contracted medical provider organization, we estimated the prevalence of selected psychiatric disorders among youths committed to Texas juvenile correctional facilities between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2008 (N = 11,603). Ninety-eight percent were diagnosed with at least one of the disorders. Highest estimated prevalence was for conduct disorder (83.2%), followed by any substance use disorder (75.6%), any bipolar disorder (19.4%), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (18.3%), and any depressive disorder (12.6%). The estimated prevalence of psychiatric disorders among these youths was exceptionally high and showed patterns by sex, race/ethnicity, and age that were both consistent and inconsistent with other juvenile justice samples.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-3458
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078345811436000
ID  - ref1
ER  -