Association of Family Structure to Later Criminality: A Population-Based Follow-Up Study of Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients in Northern Finland

Autor/inn/en	Ikaheimo, Olli; Laukkanen, Matti; Hakko, Helina; Rasanen, Pirkko
Titel	Association of Family Structure to Later Criminality: A Population-Based Follow-Up Study of Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients in Northern Finland
Quelle	In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 44 (2013) 2, S.233-246 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-398X
DOI	10.1007/s10578-012-0321-2
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Child Welfare; Parents; Mental Disorders; Foreign Countries; Family Structure; One Parent Family; Family Environment; Patients; Followup Studies; Clinical Diagnosis; Interviews; Psychiatric Hospitals; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kindeswohl; Eltern; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Ausland; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Familienmilieu; Patient; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Phsychiatric institution; Psychiatrische Einrichtung; Finnland
Abstract	The influence of family structure on criminality in adolescents is well acknowledged in population based studies of delinquents, but not regarding adolescent psychiatric inpatients. The association of family structure to criminality was examined among 508 adolescents receiving psychiatric inpatient treatment between 2001 and 2006. Family structure and DSM-IV based psychiatric diagnoses were based on the K-SADS-PL-interview and criminality on criminal records provided by the Finnish Legal Register Centre. After adjusting for socio-demographic, clinical and family factors, the adolescents from single parent families, child welfare placements and those not living with their biological parents showed an increased risk of committing crimes at an earlier age than adolescents from two parent families. Lack of a safe and stable family environment has important implications for adolescents with severe mental disorder. When these adolescents are discharged from hospital, special attention should be focused on organizing stable and long term psychosocial support which compensates for the lack of stable family environment and seeks to prevent future adversities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10