Mental health problems in male young offenders in custodial versus community based-programs: implications for juvenile justice interventions

Table 3 Frequency of the main diagnosis by groups, for participants aged 17 years or younger

	Youth in juvenile facilities				Youth in community-based programs
	Count	Expected	STR	Percentage	Count	Expected	STR	Percentage
Conduct disorder	68	59.6	89.5	1.1	41	49.4	65.1	−1.2
Oppositional defiant disorder	1	4.4	1.3	−1.6	7	3.6	11.1	1.8
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—inattentive	2	3.8	2.6	−0.9	5	3.2	7.9	1.0
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—combined	1	1.6	1.3	−0.5	2	1.4	3.2	0.5
Recurrent major depression	0	1.6	0.0	−1.3	3	1.4	4.8	1.4
Current bipolar disorder	0	0.5	0.0	−0.7	1	0.5	1.6	0.8
Post-traumatic stress disorder	1	0.5	1.3	0.6	0	0.5	0.0	−0.7
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—hyperactive	2	1.1	2.6	0.9	0	0.9	0.0	−1.0
Current major depression	0	0.5	0.0	−0.7	1	0.5	1.6	0.8
Past major depression	0	0.5	0.0	−0.7	1	0.5	1.6	0.8
Agoraphobia	0	0.5	0.0	−0.7	1	0.5	1.6	0.8
Obsessive–compulsive disorders	0	0.5	0.0	−0.7	1	0.5	1.6	0.8
Substance abuse	1	0.5	1.3	0.6	0	0.5	0.0	−0.7

Results are presented only for the presence of psychopathology within each main diagnosis. So, nine participants placed in juvenile facilities and five placed in community settings are not counted in the table because they did not fulfill criteria for any diagnoses
Count observed count, expected expected count, STR standardized residuals
Fisher’s exact test is significant at p = 0.001

ISSN: 1753-2000