Psychiatric Symptoms And Substance Use Among Juvenile Offenders: A Latent Profile Investigation  

Oleh:

Vaughn, Michael G. ; Freedenthal, Stacey ; Jenson, Jeffrey M. ; Howard, Matthew O.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Criminal Justice and Behavior vol. 34 no. 10 (Oct. 2008), page 1296-1312.
Topik: juvenile justice; youth violence; co-occurring disorders; delinquency; adolescent substance abuse
Fulltext: 1296.pdf (149.83KB)

Isi artikel

The high rate of co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems among antisocial and delinquent youth is a widely recognized problem in the juvenile justice system. Yet few studies have delineated meaningful clinical distinctions in the characteristics of offenders with co-occurring problems. Latent profile analysis was used to identify subgroups of juvenile offenders based on clinically relevant measures of psychiatric symptoms (including past traumatic experiences), lifetime substance use, and drug- and alcohol-related problems stemming from the use of psychoactive substances in a statewide population (n = 723). Findings revealed that a four-class solution fit the data optimally. The four classes identified represented a severity- based gradient of symptom and substance use endorsement ranging from a mild subgroup (n = 195; 27.0%), to moderately low (n = 250; 34.6%) and high (n = 197; 27.2%) subgroups, and finally, a severely distressed subgroup (n = 81; 11.2%). Implications for identifying and treating young offenders with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems are noted.

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