Childhood Abuse and Mental Health Problems in Sexual Offending Juveniles compared to General Offending Juveniles
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Objective: to examine the relationship between a history of childhood abuse and mental health problems in juveniles who sexually offended (JSOs) compared to juveniles who offended non-sexually (non-JSOs). Methods: a sample of 44 JSOs and 763 non-JSOs incarcerated in two juvenile detention centers in the Netherlands between May 2008 and March 2014 were examined for childhood abuse history (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form [CTQ-SF]), and mental health problems (Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Version 2 [MAYSI-2]). Results: in JSOs, sexual abuse was related to angry-irritable problems, suicide ideation, and thought disturbance. In addition, physical neglect was related to suicide ideation. The relationship between sexual abuse, suicide ideation, and thought disturbance was significantly stronger in JSOs than in non-JSOs. Conclusions: our results suggest that childhood abuse needs to be taken into account in the treatment of mental health problems in JSOs (e.g., trauma-based therapies).
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Childhood traumatic experiences and mental health problems in sexually offending and non-sexually offending juveniles
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