Psychiatric Morbidity and Family Environment Among Female Juvenile Detainees in a Malaysian Sample

Family environmental factors have been implicated in the development of delinquency and adolescent psychiatric disorders. We examined the association between psychiatric disorders and family environmental factors among female juvenile detainees. A hundred female juvenile detainees in a Malaysian reh...

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Published in:Journal of child and family studies 2016-11, Vol.25 (11), p.3342-3352
Main Authors: Wazir, Nor S. M., Ismail, Wan S. W., Chan, Lai F., Naing, Lin, Shah, Shamsul A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Age
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Crime
Delinquency
Disruptive behaviour
Economic status
Environmental aspects
Environmental factors
Families & family life
Family Environment
Genetic factors
Genetic family histories
Genetics
Health promotion
Home environment
Juvenile delinquency
Malaysia
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health services
Morbidity
Multivariate analysis
Original Paper
Psychiatric morbidity
Psychiatry
Psychology
Rehabilitation
Social Sciences
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic status
Socioeconomics
Sociology
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Summary:Family environmental factors have been implicated in the development of delinquency and adolescent psychiatric disorders. We examined the association between psychiatric disorders and family environmental factors among female juvenile detainees. A hundred female juvenile detainees in a Malaysian rehabilitation center (12–17 years-old) were assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Child and Adolescent and the Family Environment Scale. Majority of participants (56 %) had a psychiatric disorder, the commonest being Disruptive Behavior Disorders (40 %) and Depressive Disorders (30 %). Multivariate analysis found younger age (OR 0.52; 95 % CI 0.29, 0.94), older maternal age (OR 1.15; 95 % CI 1.03, 1.28), family history of crime (OR 7.19; 95 % CI 1.05, 49.43), family environment i.e. achievement orientation (OR 1.11; 95 % CI 1.02, 1.20) and control (OR 1.12; 95 % CI 1.03, 1.22) as significant factors for psychiatric disorder. This study demonstrated the role of age (younger adolescent and older mother), family history of crime and family environment beyond socio-economic status in psychiatric morbidity among female juvenile detainees. Future larger studies are needed to clarify familial-genetic factors that may impact strategies for family-centric mental health interventions.
ISSN:1062-1024
1573-2843
DOI:10.1007/s10826-016-0487-5