%0 Journal Article
%T Morbidade psiqui¨¢trica entre adolescentes em conflito com a lei
%A Pinho
%A Solange Rubim de
%A Dunningham
%A William
%A Aguiar
%A Wania M¨¢rcia de
%A Andrade Filho
%A Ant£¿nio de Souza
%A Guimar£¿es
%A Katriana
%A Guimar£¿es
%A Katharine
%A Almeida
%A Taiana Rubim de Pinho
%A Dunningham
%A Vicente de Aguiar
%J Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
%D 2006
%I Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
%R 10.1590/S0047-20852006000200006
%X objective: to describe the psychiatric profile, with emphasis on psychiatric comorbidities, of adolescents in conflict with the law interned on casa de acolhimento ao menor (cam), salvador, bahia, 2003. methods: this is a cross-sectional census study that enrolled a population of 290 adolescents kept on a deprivation of liberty regimen. aquestionnaire was used to collect demographic and psychosocial data as well as psychopathologic signs and symptoms, and a semi-structured interview was carried out on the examination of the enrolled adolescents. results: social-demographic profile: male (89.3%); between 15 and 18 years (63.9%), analphabets or had not completed the basic school years (95.1%); monthly family income below one minimum salary (67.6%). among the 290 enrolled adolescents, 24.8% had no mental disturbance, while 75.2% fulfilled criteria to one or more psychiatric disorders according to icd-10. out of 218 adolescents who had at least one diagnosis, 47.7% had comorbidity disorders. the commonest association of conditions was between behavioral disorders and the noxious use of psychoactive drugs (13.4%). hyperkinetic disorders are only frequent when associated with other conditions (10.7%). the noxious use of psychoactive drugs was also shown to be present, being noted in association with diverse psychiatric conditions. conclusion: ahigh rate of psychiatric comorbidity was found, suggesting the need for specific therapeutic approaches to aid adolescents with psychiatric conditions and in conflict with the law.
%K juvenile delinquency
%K mental disorders
%K prevalence
%K comorbidity.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0047-20852006000200006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en