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. 2006 Oct;42(5):477-86.
doi: 10.1007/s10597-006-9056-5. Epub 2006 Aug 4.

Ethnic variation of self-reported psychopathology among incarcerated youth

Niranjan S Karnik  1 , Pamela A Jones, Amy E Campanaro, Rudy Haapanen, Hans Steiner
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Ethnic variation of self-reported psychopathology among incarcerated youth

Niranjan S Karnik et al. Community Ment Health J. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Research on ethnic minority populations has shown them to be undertreated, underdiagnosed and perceived as more psychopathological in comparison to the Caucasian population. This study aimed to assess ethnic variation of self-perceived psychopathology in a population of incarcerated youths. The Youth Self-Report (YSR) was completed by 5964 incarcerated adolescents (95% male; mean age = 16.5) in the California Youth Authority (CYA) system. Overall, ethnic minorities (African-Americans and Hispanics) self-report lower levels of psychiatric problems than Caucasians. These differences were more pronounced in males than females. Further research is needed to better ascertain the reasons for these differences.

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