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Psychiatric Morbidity and Family Environment Among Female Juvenile Detainees in a Malaysian Sample

Auteurs: Nor S. M. Wazir, Wan S. W. Ismail, Lai F. Chan, Lin Naing, Shamsul A. Shah

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 11/2016

Abstract

Family environmental factors have been implicated in the development of delinquency and adolescent psychiatric disorders. We examined the association between psychiatric disorders and family environmental factors among female juvenile detainees. A hundred female juvenile detainees in a Malaysian rehabilitation center (12–17 years-old) were assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Child and Adolescent and the Family Environment Scale. Majority of participants (56 %) had a psychiatric disorder, the commonest being Disruptive Behavior Disorders (40 %) and Depressive Disorders (30 %). Multivariate analysis found younger age (OR 0.52; 95 % CI 0.29, 0.94), older maternal age (OR 1.15; 95 % CI 1.03, 1.28), family history of crime (OR 7.19; 95 % CI 1.05, 49.43), family environment i.e. achievement orientation (OR 1.11; 95 % CI 1.02, 1.20) and control (OR 1.12; 95 % CI 1.03, 1.22) as significant factors for psychiatric disorder. This study demonstrated the role of age (younger adolescent and older mother), family history of crime and family environment beyond socio-economic status in psychiatric morbidity among female juvenile detainees. Future larger studies are needed to clarify familial-genetic factors that may impact strategies for family-centric mental health interventions.

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Titel: Psychiatric Morbidity and Family Environment Among Female Juvenile Detainees in a Malaysian Sample
Auteurs: Nor S. M. Wazir
Wan S. W. Ismail
Lai F. Chan
Lin Naing
Shamsul A. Shah
Publicatiedatum: 08-07-2016
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 11/2016
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0487-5

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