Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm

Background: Mood and anxiety disorders, and problems with self harm are significant and serious issues that are common in young people in the Criminal Justice System. Aims: To examine whether interventions relevant to young offenders with mood or anxiety disorders, or problems with self harm are ef...

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Main Authors: Townsend, Ellen, Walker, Dawn-Marie, Sargeant, Sally, Vostanis, Panos, Hawton, Keith, Stocker, Olivia, Sithole, Jabulani
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Published: Elsevier 2009
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author Townsend, Ellen
Walker, Dawn-Marie
Sargeant, Sally
Vostanis, Panos
Hawton, Keith
Stocker, Olivia
Sithole, Jabulani
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Sargeant, Sally
Vostanis, Panos
Hawton, Keith
Stocker, Olivia
Sithole, Jabulani
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description Background: Mood and anxiety disorders, and problems with self harm are significant and serious issues that are common in young people in the Criminal Justice System. Aims: To examine whether interventions relevant to young offenders with mood or anxiety disorders, or problems with self harm are effective. Method: Systematic review and meta-analysis of data from randomised controlled trials relevant to young offenders experiencing these problems. Results: An exhaustive search of the worldwide literature (published and unpublished)yielded 10 studies suitable for inclusion in this review. Meta-analysis of data from three studies (with a total population of 171 individuals) revealed that group-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) may help to reduce symptoms of depression in young offenders. Conclusions: These preliminary findings suggest that group-based CBT may be useful for young offenders with such mental health problems, but larger high quality RCTs are now needed to bolster the evidence-base.
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spelling nottingham-10962020-05-04T20:27:06Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1096/ Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm Townsend, Ellen Walker, Dawn-Marie Sargeant, Sally Vostanis, Panos Hawton, Keith Stocker, Olivia Sithole, Jabulani Background: Mood and anxiety disorders, and problems with self harm are significant and serious issues that are common in young people in the Criminal Justice System. Aims: To examine whether interventions relevant to young offenders with mood or anxiety disorders, or problems with self harm are effective. Method: Systematic review and meta-analysis of data from randomised controlled trials relevant to young offenders experiencing these problems. Results: An exhaustive search of the worldwide literature (published and unpublished)yielded 10 studies suitable for inclusion in this review. Meta-analysis of data from three studies (with a total population of 171 individuals) revealed that group-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) may help to reduce symptoms of depression in young offenders. Conclusions: These preliminary findings suggest that group-based CBT may be useful for young offenders with such mental health problems, but larger high quality RCTs are now needed to bolster the evidence-base. Elsevier 2009 Article PeerReviewed Townsend, Ellen, Walker, Dawn-Marie, Sargeant, Sally, Vostanis, Panos, Hawton, Keith, Stocker, Olivia and Sithole, Jabulani (2009) Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm. Journal of Adolescence . ISSN 0140-1971 (In Press) Young offender; Juvenile delinquent; mood disorder; anxiety disorder; attempted suicide; self harm; systematic review; interventions. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622849/description doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.05.015 doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.05.015
spellingShingle Young offender; Juvenile delinquent; mood disorder; anxiety disorder; attempted suicide; self harm; systematic review; interventions.
Townsend, Ellen
Walker, Dawn-Marie
Sargeant, Sally
Vostanis, Panos
Hawton, Keith
Stocker, Olivia
Sithole, Jabulani
Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm
title Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm
title_full Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm
title_fullStr Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm
title_full_unstemmed Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm
title_short Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm
title_sort systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant for young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm
topic Young offender; Juvenile delinquent; mood disorder; anxiety disorder; attempted suicide; self harm; systematic review; interventions.
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1096/