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Juvenile sex offender treatment outcome and conduct disorder diagnosis Pond, Michael James
Abstract
Using a descriptive design, this study investigated the differences in treatment outcomes between juvenile sex offenders who were diagnosed with Conduct Disorder (according to DSM-III-R (APA, 1987) classification system criteria) and those with a non-conduct disorder diagnosis. The clinical records of 100 juvenile males convicted with a sexual offense who were court ordered for a psychiatric/psychological/social assessment and treatment at Youth Court Services/Out-patient Clinic between January 1, 1989 and January 1, 1993 were studied. The results indicated that the youths diagnosed with Conduct Disorder displayed a significantly higher probability for unsuccessful treatment outcome as compared to those youths with a non-conduct disorder diagnosis. The findings suggest the juvenile sex offender who is diagnosed as conduct disordered may be a subtype who is at higher risk of unsuccessfully completing treatment, and may require a more specialized form of intervention. Furthermore, the findings suggest that there are limitations to the DSM-III-R classification system with this population.
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Juvenile sex offender treatment outcome and conduct disorder diagnosis
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University of British Columbia
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1995
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Using a descriptive design, this study investigated the
differences in treatment outcomes between juvenile sex
offenders who were diagnosed with Conduct Disorder (according
to DSM-III-R (APA, 1987) classification system criteria) and
those with a non-conduct disorder diagnosis. The clinical
records of 100 juvenile males convicted with a sexual offense
who were court ordered for a psychiatric/psychological/social assessment and treatment at Youth Court Services/Out-patient Clinic between January 1, 1989 and January 1, 1993 were
studied. The results indicated that the youths diagnosed with
Conduct Disorder displayed a significantly higher probability for unsuccessful treatment outcome as compared to those youths
with a non-conduct disorder diagnosis. The findings suggest
the juvenile sex offender who is diagnosed as conduct
disordered may be a subtype who is at higher risk of
unsuccessfully completing treatment, and may require a more
specialized form of intervention. Furthermore, the findings
suggest that there are limitations to the DSM-III-R
classification system with this population.
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eng
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2009-01-19
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0086836
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University of British Columbia
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1995-05
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Graduate
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