Mental health problems in male young offenders in custodial versus community based-programs: implications for juvenile justice interventions

Young offenders are known to be a population with high prevalence of mental health disorders. In most cases, these disorders are neither identified nor treated properly, with the majority of them being chronic and difficult to treat. In many countries, the prevalence rates of psychopathology in male...

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Main Author: Rijo, Daniel (author)
Other Authors: Brazão, Nélio (author), Barroso, Ricardo (author), Silva, Diana Ribeiro da (author), Vagos, Paula (author), Vieira, Ana (author), Lavado, Ana (author), Macedo, Ana Margarida (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Prevalence rates
Mental health problems
Male young offenders
Custodial versus community-based programs
Juvenile justice interventions
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/46629
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/46629
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Summary:Young offenders are known to be a population with high prevalence of mental health disorders. In most cases, these disorders are neither identified nor treated properly, with the majority of them being chronic and difficult to treat. In many countries, the prevalence rates of psychopathology in male young offenders are still unknown and no psychotherapeutic interventions are delivered. Therefore, the main goal of the present study was to assess mental health problems in Portuguese male young offenders placed in either custodial or community-based programs and discuss treatment implications within the juvenile justice interventions.

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