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Table 4 Frequency of the main diagnosis by groups, for participants aged 18 years or older

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

 

Youth in juvenile facilities

Youth in community-based programs

Count

Expected

STR

Percentage

Count

Expected

STR

Percentage

Antisocial personality disorder

27

22.4

71.1

1.0

6

10.6

33.3

−1.4

Conduct disorder

9

12.2

23.7

−0.9

9

5.8

50.0

1.3

Oppositional defiant disorder

0

0.7

0.0

−0.8

1

0.3

5.6

1.2

Attention deficit hyperactive disorder—inattentive

1

1.4

2.6

−0.3

1

0.6

5.6

0.4

Current bipolar disorder

0

0.7

0.0

−0.8

1

0.3

5.6

1.2

Post-traumatic stress disorder

1

0.7

2.6

0.4

0

0.3

0.0

−0.6

  1. Results are presented only for the presence of psychopathology within each main diagnosis. So, three participants placed in juvenile facilities and two placed in community settings are not counted in the table because they did not fulfill criteria for any diagnoses
  2. Count observed count, expected expected count, STR standardized residuals
  3. Fisher’s exact test is significant at p = 0.014