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Author: Abram, Karen M.

Title: PTSD, Trauma, and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Detained Youth

Summary: This bulletin examines the results of the Northwestern Juvenile Project—a longitudinal study of youth detained at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in Chicago, IL, cosponsored by OJJDP. The authors discuss their findings on the prevalence of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among juvenile detainees and PTSD’s tendency to co-occur with other psychiatric disorders. Of the study sample, 92.5 percent of youth had experienced at least one trauma, 84 percent had experienced more than one trauma, and 56.8 percent were exposed to trauma six or more times. Among participants with PTSD, 93 percent had at least one comorbid psychiatric disorder. Among males, having any psychiatric diagnosis significantly increased the odds of having comorbid PTSD.

Details: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2013. 16p.

Source: Internet Resource: Beyond Detention Series: Accessed June 6, 2013 at: http://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/239603.pdf

Year: 2013

Country: United States

URL: http://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/239603.pdf

Shelf Number: 128971

Keywords:
Juvenile Corrections
Juvenile Detention (U.S.)
Juvenile Offenders
Mental Health
Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Psychiatric Disorders