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Table 1 Demographic characteristics (N = 270)

From: Many, more, most: four risk profiles of adolescents in residential care with major psychiatric problems

  M (SD) Range
Age at admission in years 16.9 (1.8) 14–23
IQ 93.9 (12.0) 63–127
  n %
Judicial measure
 Criminal law 129 47.8
 Civil law 118 43.7
 Voluntary 23 8.5
Previous delinquent behavioura
 No conviction 51 18.9
 Drug offence 12 4.4
 Vandalism (property) 83 30.7
 Property offence without violence 122 45.2
 Moderate violent offence 135 50.0
 Violent property offence 53 19.6
 Serious violent offence 21 7.8
 Sex offence 36 13.3
 Manslaughter 9 3.3
 Arson 2 0.7
 Murder 7 2.6
Axis-I classification of DSM-IV-TRb,c
 Disruptive behaviour disorder 132 48.9
 Autism spectrum disorder 115 42.6
 Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder 63 23.3
 Substance disorder 61 22.6
 Reactive attachment disorder 34 12.6
 Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder 25 9.3
 Mood disorder 23 8.5
 Anxiety disorder 22 8.1
 Other disorder usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence 19 7.0
 Other disordersd 18 6.7
Axis-II classification of DSM-IV-TRb
 Personality disorder 16 5.9
 Mental retardation 16 5.9
  1. aClassification of Van Kordelaar [28]
  2. bOnly DSM-IV-TR classifications with a prevalence of > 5% are displayed
  3. cDue to comorbidity, percentages of DSM-IV-TR classifications do not sum up to 100
  4. dOther disorders are sexual and gender identity disorders, sleep disorders, impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified, and adjustment disorders