Assessing the Mental Health Status of Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings
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Access OJJDP publications online at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ojjdp with inadequate psychometrics, the failure to consider comorbidity (i.e., co-occurring conditions), problems with identifying sample characteristics, and a lack of information regarding when the assessments were conducted. They note that previous studies often did not define the timeframe for symptoms. However, distinguishing between lifetime and current symptoms is important not only for determining the prevalence of disorders but also in planning for immediate service needs.
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