Effects of institutional confinement for delinquency on levels of depression and anxiety among male adolescents

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-313

  White, Helene R ^a   Shi, Jing ^a   Hirschfield, Paul ^a   Mun, Eun Young ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; confinement; juvenile justice; mental health; residential placement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956193778     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204009358657     Document Type: Article

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