Gender differences in psychiatric disorders at juvenile probation intake

G.A. Wasserman, L.S. McReynolds, S.J. Ko, L.M. Katz and J.R. Carpenter

American Journal of Public Health, 2005, vol. 95, issue 1, 131-137

Abstract: Objective. We identified gender differences in psychiatric disorders among youths at probation intake. Methods. We measured disorders with the Voice Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children among 991 randomly selected youths (200 girls) at probation intake in 8 Texas counties. Logistic regression analyses predicted diagnostic clusters by gender, adjusting for demographics and offense characteristics. Results. Demographic and offense characteristics explained small but interpretable and specific variance in diagnostic profile. Girls' rates of anxiety and affective disorders were higher than boys' (odds ratios = 0.59 and 0.32, respectively). Girls with violent offenses, compared with other groups, were 3 to 5 times as likely to report anxiety disorders. Conclusions. Among youths with conduct problems, girls demonstrated an elevated risk for co-occurring anxiety or affective disorder.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.024737

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