TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the Texas juvenile correctional system
AU - Harzke, Amy Jo
AU - Baillargeon, Jacques
AU - Baillargeon, Gwen
AU - Henry, Judith
AU - Olvera, Rene L.
AU - Torrealday, Ohiana
AU - Penn, Joseph V.
AU - Parikh, Rajendra
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Drs. Harzke, Baillargeon, Torrealday, and Penn and Ms. Baillargeon are employed by and supported in full or in part by UTMB CMC, Galveston, TX. Dr. Parikh is employed by and supported in full by TYC, Austin, TX. Dr. Henry was employed by and supported in full by TYC, Austin, TX at the time of manuscript submission. UTMB CMC is a partner organization of the Correctional Managed Health Care program, which is legislatively mandated and funded by the state of Texas and is directed by an independently appointed committee. Dr. Olvera is supported in part by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Bexar County University Hospital Correctional Health Care Division.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
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.
AB - 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.
KW - incarceration
KW - juvenile justice
KW - mental health
KW - psychiatric disorders
KW - youth
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U2 - 10.1177/1078345811436000
DO - 10.1177/1078345811436000
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22419644
AN - SCOPUS:84860849289
SN - 1078-3458
VL - 18
SP - 143
EP - 157
JO - Journal of Correctional Health Care
JF - Journal of Correctional Health Care
IS - 2
ER -