Necesidades de salud mental en adolescentes en conflicto con la ley penal: Un estudio descriptivo en una muestra de Argentina
; Orpianessi, Cinderella ; Bobbio, Antonella 
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06/2021
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Universidad de Palermo
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Psicodebate
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1515-2251
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2451-6600
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Los adolescentes en conflicto con la ley penal presentan más necesidades de salud mental que los de población general. El cribado de estas necesidades en instancias de admisión a los dispositivos judiciales permite identificar aquellos casos que requieren una intervención específica e inmediata. El presente estudio explora la prevalencia y comorbilidad de necesidades de salud mental en 55 adolescentes admitidos en un centro cerrado del sistema de justicia juvenil mediante una versión traducida para Argentina del MAYSI-2 (Grisso, Barnum, Orpianessi & Arbach, 2018). Aproximadamente el 90% de los adolescentes presentaron indicadores de al menos un tipo de necesidad de salud mental, y una proporción similar indicó haber vivenciado experiencias traumáticas a lo largo de su vida. Las condiciones clínicas más prevalentes fueron la somatización, la perturbación del pensamiento y los síntomas depresivos y ansiosos. La subescala de abuso de alcohol y drogas fue la que registró la mayor proporción de adolescentes con puntuaciones por encima del máximo punto de corte. Casi la totalidad de adolescentes presentaron indicadores de dos o más condiciones comórbidas. Se discuten las implicancias prácticas de estos hallazgos y la importancia de implementar estrategias de cribado en contextos de recursos limitados y donde el MAYSI-2 podría resultar una herramienta prometedora.
Juveniles in the criminal justice system have higher rates of mental health needs than those in the general population. The screening of these needs in admission to the legal devices allows identifying those cases that require specific and immediate intervention. The present study explores the prevalence and comorbidity of mental health needs in 55 adolescents admitted to a closed detention center of the juvenile justice system through a translated version for MAYSI-2 for Argentina (Grisso, Barnum, Orpianessi & Arbach, 2018). Approximately 90% of the adolescents presented scores that indicated the probable presence of at least one type of mental health need. A similar proportion reports having experienced traumatic experiences along their lives. The most prevalent clinical conditions were somatization, thought disturbance, and depressive and anxious symptoms. The alcohol and drug abuse subscale recorded the highest proportion of adolescents with scores above the maximum cut-off point. Almost all of the cases had scores that indicated the presence of two or more comorbid conditions. MAYSI-2 could be a promissory tool in the implementation of screening strategies in resource-limited settings. Practical and research implications of these findings are discussed.
Juveniles in the criminal justice system have higher rates of mental health needs than those in the general population. The screening of these needs in admission to the legal devices allows identifying those cases that require specific and immediate intervention. The present study explores the prevalence and comorbidity of mental health needs in 55 adolescents admitted to a closed detention center of the juvenile justice system through a translated version for MAYSI-2 for Argentina (Grisso, Barnum, Orpianessi & Arbach, 2018). Approximately 90% of the adolescents presented scores that indicated the probable presence of at least one type of mental health need. A similar proportion reports having experienced traumatic experiences along their lives. The most prevalent clinical conditions were somatization, thought disturbance, and depressive and anxious symptoms. The alcohol and drug abuse subscale recorded the highest proportion of adolescents with scores above the maximum cut-off point. Almost all of the cases had scores that indicated the presence of two or more comorbid conditions. MAYSI-2 could be a promissory tool in the implementation of screening strategies in resource-limited settings. Practical and research implications of these findings are discussed.
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