Follow-Up Study of Female Delinquent Adolescents in a Detention Centre: Effectiveness of Psychiatric Intervention as a Mental Health Service

Michio Ariga, Toru Uehara, Kazuo Takeuchi, Yoko Ishige, Reiko Nakano and Masahiko Mikuni
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Michio Ariga: Department of Psychiatry, Nozominosono, National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Takasaki, Japan
Toru Uehara: General Health Support Centre, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan, toruaki@gunma-u.ac.jp
Kazuo Takeuchi: Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Takasaki, Japan
Yoko Ishige: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
Reiko Nakano: Haruna Joshi Gakuen (Female Reformatory School), Gunma, Japan
Masahiko Mikuni: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2010, vol. 56, issue 1, 15-22

Abstract: Background: Results of previous studies suggest that many female offenders have co-morbid psychiatric disorders, which require mental health services. However, few longitudinal studies examined subjects during incarceration or detention. This study compares depressive symptoms, abnormal eating behaviour and impulsivity before release from a detention centre and after incarceration, thereby indicating the effectiveness of psychiatric intervention in a Japanese detention centre. Method: Of 64 young women, 36 were followed up. Self-report measures were used to assess depression, eating behaviour and impulsivity after incarceration and one month before release. Results: Of the 36 participants, nine were diagnosed using the MINI-kids as needing mental health services. Those who received psychiatric intervention were diagnosed as having major depression and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. Significant main effects of intervention and effects of time were shown in the DSD. The EAT-26 score demonstrated the significance of the effects of time and interaction. In the BIS-11 scores, neither intervention nor time showed significant effects. Conclusions: Results of this study showed that the time course and psychiatric intervention contributed to recovery of depression and therapeutic intervention. The time course might reduce eating problems. Psychiatric intervention might be necessary for female juvenile detainees, which presents an important issue for future studies.

Keywords: delinquency; psychiatric disorder; depression; eating behaviour; impulsivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764008095114

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