Prevalences and configurations of mental disorders among institutionalized adolescents.

Objective: To assess prevalence figures for psychiatric disorders among institutionalized adolescents due to behavioural problems and/or delinquency.

Method: Participants were recruited from consecutive referrals to/or treated at two Swedish adolescent units, SIS1 (n = 60) and SIS2 (n = 70) with ranging age of 12-20.3 years (mean age = 16.