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Table 3 Prevalence of mental disorders, level of functioning and history of abuse in JSOs re-referred for another sexual offense, re-referred for another non-sexual offense and not re-referred at all

From: Mental disorders and criminal re-referrals in juveniles who sexually offended

 

Sexual re-referral (N = 7)

General re-referral (N = 73)

Non re-referral (N = 18)

 

Post Hoc

 

% (N)

% (N)

% (N)

χ 2; df = 2; p

 

OR (95% CI)

Any disorder

100 (7)

77 (56)

61 (11)

4.35; .11

  

Comorbidity

71 (5)

56 (41)

44 (8)

1.61; .45

  

Any internalizing disorder

71 (5)

36 (26)

39 (7)

3.45; .18

  

- Any anxiety disorder

43 (3)

30 (22)

39 (7)

0.86; .65

  

- Any affective disorder

57 (4)

10 (7)

11 (2)

12.64;*

a

12.6 (2.3-63.1)

     

b

10.7 (1.3-86.9)

DBD

57 (4)

62 (45)

39 (7)

3.05; .22

  

- CD

29 (2)

48 (35)

17 (3)

6.32;*

c

4.6 (1.2-17.3)

- ODD

57 (4)

48 (35)

33 (6)

1.62; .44

  

ADHD

43 (3)

30 (22)

33 (6)

0.51; .78

  

SUD

29 (2)

12 (9)

11 (2)

1.56; .46

  

Parental physical abuse

14 (1)

40 (29)

33 (6)

1.89; .39

  

History of sexual abuse

43 (3)

8 (6)

22 (4)

8.20;*

a

8.4 (1.5-46.5)

CGAS < 61

100 (7)

66 (48)

50 (9)

5.59; .06

  

Mean CGAS (SD)

49 (9)

60 (11)

63 (13)

F(2, 95): 4.03;*

b

 
  1. *Significant difference at the .05 level, NS = not significant.
  2. a significant difference between JSOs with a sexual re-referral and JSOs with a general re-referral; b significant difference between JSOs with a sexual re-referral and JSOs without a re-referral; c significant difference between JSOs with a general re-referral and JSOs without a re-referral.
  3. DBD = Disruptive Behavior Disorder; CD = Conduct Disorder; ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder; ADHD = attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; SUD = Substance Use Disorder; CGAS = Children’s Global Assessment Scale; SD = Standard Deviation; N = Number; df = degrees of freedom; OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval.