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dc.contributor.authorMurrie, Daniel C.
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, Craig E.
dc.contributor.authorVincent, Gina M.
dc.contributor.authorRockett, Jennifer L.
dc.contributor.authorMundt, Cynthia
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:23.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:07:09Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:07:09Z
dc.date.issued2009-08-04
dc.date.submitted2011-01-31
dc.identifier.citationPsychiatr Serv. 2009 Aug;60(8):1092-7. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.60.8.1092">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn1075-2730 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1176/appi.ps.60.8.1092
dc.identifier.pmid19648197
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45268
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Although studies reveal substantial mental health treatment needs among youths in the juvenile justice system, far less is known about young offenders transferred to adult criminal court. This statewide study examined the mental health needs of young offenders who committed serious crimes and were transferred to adult court and subsequently incarcerated in a prison for adults. METHODS: Sixty-four boys aged 16 and 17 years who were incarcerated in the Texas adult correctional system completed the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Version 2 (MAYSI-2), a mental health screening measure widely used in the juvenile justice system. Scores from the youths in adult prison were compared with those of a matched sample of youths in juvenile correctional facilities, drawn from the MAYSI-2 normative data. RESULTS: Youths in adult prison reported substantial symptoms of mental health problems. Most youths surveyed (51%) scored above the highest clinical cutoff (the "warning" range) on at least one MAYSI-2 subscale. For every clinical subscale except suicide ideation, the majority of youths (54% to 70%, depending on the subscale) scored above the "caution" range. Juveniles in adult prison reported higher rates of symptoms than did those in juvenile correctional facilities (effect sizes ranged from d=.18 to d=.65, depending on the subscale). CONCLUSIONS: Although the mental health needs of youths in the juvenile justice system are well documented, this study reveals that mental health treatment needs appear to be even more pronounced in the small subgroup of youths transferred to the adult criminal justice system and incarcerated in adult prison.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=19648197&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a>
dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.60.8.1092
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectHealth Services Needs and Demand
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMass Screening
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectPrisoners
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMental and Social Health
dc.subjectPsychiatric and Mental Health
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.titlePsychiatric symptoms among juveniles incarcerated in adult prison
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitlePsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
dc.source.volume60
dc.source.issue8
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_cmhsr/368
dc.identifier.contextkey1754400
html.description.abstract<p>OBJECTIVE: Although studies reveal substantial mental health treatment needs among youths in the juvenile justice system, far less is known about young offenders transferred to adult criminal court. This statewide study examined the mental health needs of young offenders who committed serious crimes and were transferred to adult court and subsequently incarcerated in a prison for adults.</p> <p>METHODS: Sixty-four boys aged 16 and 17 years who were incarcerated in the Texas adult correctional system completed the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Version 2 (MAYSI-2), a mental health screening measure widely used in the juvenile justice system. Scores from the youths in adult prison were compared with those of a matched sample of youths in juvenile correctional facilities, drawn from the MAYSI-2 normative data.</p> <p>RESULTS: Youths in adult prison reported substantial symptoms of mental health problems. Most youths surveyed (51%) scored above the highest clinical cutoff (the "warning" range) on at least one MAYSI-2 subscale. For every clinical subscale except suicide ideation, the majority of youths (54% to 70%, depending on the subscale) scored above the "caution" range. Juveniles in adult prison reported higher rates of symptoms than did those in juvenile correctional facilities (effect sizes ranged from d=.18 to d=.65, depending on the subscale).</p> <p>CONCLUSIONS: Although the mental health needs of youths in the juvenile justice system are well documented, this study reveals that mental health treatment needs appear to be even more pronounced in the small subgroup of youths transferred to the adult criminal justice system and incarcerated in adult prison.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathpsych_cmhsr/368
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry
dc.source.pages1092-7


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