Endnotes
1. The rate of mental health services received by youth in the juvenile justice system prior to detention has not been compared with the rate of previous mental health services for youth in a similar population (as opposed to the general youth population).2. For a more comprehensive earlier report, see Wasserman et al., 2002.
3. In addition to the self-report version of the DISC for youth, a parent-report version is available. Some juvenile justice facilities may find this useful when assessing a youth’s mental health.
4. The data reported here include data for four youth who inadvertently were not included in an earlier report of this research by Wasserman and colleagues (2002). Inclusion of the additional data does not alter the findings.
5. Youth who had a substance use disorder plus some other disorder (n=78) were not included in these analyses.
6. See Wasserman et al., 2002, for further discussion of this issue and for rates that take impairment into account.
7. Although more research is needed, it is likely that youth also underreport ADHD symptoms in other arenas, such as the child welfare system and the educational system. Unidentified behavior disorders can contribute to a youth’s coming into contact with the juvenile justice system.
8. For an expanded discussion of these recommendations, see Wasserman et al. (2003).
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