Many, more, most: four risk profiles of adolescents in residential care with major psychiatric problems

Table 1 Demographic characteristics (N = 270)

	M (SD)	Range
Age at admission in years	16.9 (1.8)	14–23
IQ	93.9 (12.0)	63–127

	n	%
Judicial measure
Criminal law	129	47.8
Civil law	118	43.7
Voluntary	23	8.5
Previous delinquent behaviour^a
No conviction	51	18.9
Drug offence	12	4.4
Vandalism (property)	83	30.7
Property offence without violence	122	45.2
Moderate violent offence	135	50.0
Violent property offence	53	19.6
Serious violent offence	21	7.8
Sex offence	36	13.3
Manslaughter	9	3.3
Arson	2	0.7
Murder	7	2.6
Axis-I classification of DSM-IV-TR^b,c
Disruptive behaviour disorder	132	48.9
Autism spectrum disorder	115	42.6
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder	63	23.3
Substance disorder	61	22.6
Reactive attachment disorder	34	12.6
Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder	25	9.3
Mood disorder	23	8.5
Anxiety disorder	22	8.1
Other disorder usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence	19	7.0
Other disorders^d	18	6.7
Axis-II classification of DSM-IV-TR^b
Personality disorder	16	5.9
Mental retardation	16	5.9

^aClassification of Van Kordelaar [28]
^bOnly DSM-IV-TR classifications with a prevalence of > 5% are displayed
^cDue to comorbidity, percentages of DSM-IV-TR classifications do not sum up to 100
^dOther disorders are sexual and gender identity disorders, sleep disorders, impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified, and adjustment disorders

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