The girls' health screen pilot study: a screening instrument for girls in the juvenile detention system.

نویسندگان

  • Mana Golzari
  • Cynthia J Mollen
  • Leslie Acoca
چکیده

The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of the Girls' Health Screen as a screening instrument compared to a standard history and physical examination among females entering juvenile detention. Chi-square analyses were performed to evaluate the association between the results of the self-administered screen and the history and physical examination performed by a provider. The screen was administered to 119 females. A number of acute issues were elicited that were also statistically correlated with the history and physical exam making it a valid screen for urgent issues at the time of detention.

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Comparison of self-control and metacognition components in normal minors and juvenile delinquents at correction and rehabilitation centers

Self-control and cognition are among the factors involved in the tendency toward delinquency. The aim of this study was to compare self-control and metacognition components in normal minors and juvenile delinquents at correction and rehabilitation centers. This was a causal-comparative descriptive study. The statistical sample included 70 juvenile delinquents (55 boys and 15 girls), selected...

متن کامل

A statewide screening of mental health symptoms among juvenile offenders in detention.

OBJECTIVE As awareness of the high prevalence of mental health problems among juvenile offenders has grown, researchers and practitioners have recognized the need for reliable and efficient methods of assessing such problems among large numbers of offenders to ensure that limited treatment resources are applied to those with the greatest need. METHOD Between May 2000 and October 2002, 18,607 ...

متن کامل

Adolescent Girls with Mental Health Disorders Involved with the Juvenile Justice System

justice system is also reflected in other areas. In 1997, most girls who were adjudicated delinquent were placed on probation (60%) or in a residential setting (22%). Between 1988 and 1997, the number of cases resulting in probation or residential placement increased by over 100 percent, and the number of female cases that involved detention increased by 65 percent, surpassing the increase in d...

متن کامل

Psychopathology of adolescent detained versus psychiatric inpatient females.

Several studies have shown high rates of psychopathology among female adolescents in detention. Although rates of mental health problems have been called alarming, it is unknown whether mental health needs in females in juvenile justice differ substantially from those of females in mental health care. Therefore, this study compared adolescent females in detention with inpatient adolescent femal...

متن کامل

Assessing the psychometric properties and the perceived usefulness of the BasisRaadsOnderzoek (BARO) as a first-line screening instrument for juvenile offenders

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to investigate the psychometric properties and the perceived usefulness of the BARO (Dutch: BAsisRaadsOnderzoek; Protection Board Preliminary Examination of Juvenile Suspects). The BARO is a first-line screening instrument for the identification of psychiatric disorders, adverse environmental factors, and levels of (dys)function in adolescent offenders (age 1...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of evidence-based social work

دوره 11 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014