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Mental health problems among young people on remand: has anything changed since 1989?

To determine whether the prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents on court ordered remand in South Australia has changed since 1989

Authors:
Sawyer MG, Guidolin M, Schulz K, McGinnes B, Baghurst P, Zubrick SR.

Authors notes:
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2010 Dec;34(6):594-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00628.x. Epub 2010 Nov 25.

Keywords:
Mental health problems, young people on remand, has anything changed since 1989?

Abstract:
To determine whether the prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents on court ordered remand in South Australia has changed since 1989. To compare the prevalence of mental health problems reported among adolescents on remand in 1989 and 2008/09 with the prevalence among adolescents in the general community