BACKGROUND Inmates on preventive detention are a small and select group sentenced to an indefinite term of imprisonment. Mood disorders and substance abuse are risk factors for inmate violence and recidivism, so the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse was examined in this cohort using psychometric tests. METHODS Completion of self-report questionnaires was followed by face-...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the lifetime prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the histories of detained adolescent females and to examine the relationship between teenage pregnancy on the one hand and mental health and sexuality related characteristics on the other. METHODS Of 256 admitted detained adolescent females aged 12-18 years, a representative sample (N = 212...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of multiple adverse life experiences (sexual abuse, homelessness, running away, and substance abuse in the family) on suicide ideation and suicide attempt among adolescents at an urban juvenile detention facility in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study sample included a total of 3,156 adolescents processed at a juveni...

Most stormwater numerical models assume that the entire watershed area is under the design storm and shall be considered as the tributary area to the design point. Care must be taken when simulating storm runoff generation from a large watershed because the rain storm may only cover a portion of the watershed. Since the area-averaged rainfall depth decays with respect to the storm-cover area, t...