Poor mental health found among young offenders
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 12:56
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Adolescent girls in young offender institutions are particularly vulnerable to depression, a large-scale study led by Oxford University has shown. The researchers have found incidences of mental health problems in both boys and girls are many times greater in juvenile detention centres than in the general population.
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