Recruiting NCT05875363
Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Youth With Criminal Behaviors
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: collect data.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Conduct Disorders in Adolescence. Basic parameters: 10 years — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Taiwan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
1. Describe the prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders among youth with criminal behaviors 2. Explore the relationship between specific neurodevelopmental disorders and the rates and types of crime 3. Examine the roles of psychiatric comorbidities and sociodemographic factors in juvenile criminality
Interventions
- Other collect data
The Juvenile Affairs Division provided the records without person-identifiable data (i.e., name, ID) to the researchers. The researchers coded the above data (i.e., the offenders' sociodemographic data, medical history, and criminal history). Demographic characteristics were collected, which are the offenders' age, gender, occupation, education level, and residence (district). We recorded the offenders' household members (without the name or age), main caregivers (e.g., father, or mother), and
Primary outcome measures
- Prevalence of ADHD, ASD, and other neurodevelopmental disorder in juvenile offender [Time frame: 3 years]
- Age of first criminal behavior [Time frame: 3 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Juvenile offender from The Juvenile Affairs Division of Taipei City Police Department
Exclusion criteria
- Not Juvenile offender
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
Taiwan · 1 center
- National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei
Publications
- Moore KE, Oberleitner LMS, Zonana HV, Buchanan AW, Pittman BP, Verplaetse TL, Angarita GA, Roberts W, McKee SA. Psychiatric Disorders and Crime in the US Population: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions Wave III. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Feb 12;80(2):18m12317. doi: 10.4088/JCP.18m12317. PMID 30758921
- Lamberti JS, Katsetos V, Jacobowitz DB, Weisman RL. Psychosis, Mania and Criminal Recidivism: Associations and Implications for Prevention. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2020 May/Jun;28(3):179-202. doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000251. PMID 32251070
- Elbogen EB, Johnson SC. The intricate link between violence and mental disorder: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009 Feb;66(2):152-61. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2008.537. PMID 19188537
- Fazel S, Hayes AJ, Bartellas K, Clerici M, Trestman R. Mental health of prisoners: prevalence, adverse outcomes, and interventions. Lancet Psychiatry. 2016 Sep;3(9):871-81. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30142-0. Epub 2016 Jul 14. PMID 27426440
- Ahonen L, Loeber R, Brent DA. The Association Between Serious Mental Health Problems and Violence: Some Common Assumptions and Misconceptions. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2019 Dec;20(5):613-625. doi: 10.1177/1524838017726423. Epub 2017 Aug 23. PMID 29333994
- Skjaervo I, Skurtveit S, Clausen T, Bukten A. Substance use pattern, self-control and social network are associated with crime in a substance-using population. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2017 Mar;36(2):245-252. doi: 10.1111/dar.12406. Epub 2016 May 4. PMID 27147068
- Mundt AP, Baranyi G. The Unhappy Mental Health Triad: Comorbid Severe Mental Illnesses, Personality Disorders, and Substance Use Disorders in Prison Populations. Front Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 14;11:804. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00804. eCollection 2020. PMID 32922316
- Davison S, Janca A. Personality disorder and criminal behaviour: what is the nature of the relationship? Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2012 Jan;25(1):39-45. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32834d18f0. PMID 22156936
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05875363 · 202103130RIND