Neurotic disorders

Characteristics of young offenders with mental disorders
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Dependent on Any Nodrug All
drug dependence
opiates opiatesand stimulants cannabis dependence
only* stimulants* only* only
% % % % % % %
Ethnicity
White [25] 90 93 75 87 64 77
Black [0] 2 4 20 8 26 16
Other [1] 7 4 5 5 10 7
Currentmaritalstatus
Married [0] 2 2 1 2 2
Cohabiting [11] 30 22 16 25 23 24
Single [15] .65 72 82 72 73 72
W'KJowed/divorcad/separated [0] 2 4 2 2 2. 2
Base 26 41 55 56 179 1331 312
Malesentenced
Ethnicity
White [14] [12] 84 87 89 72 81
Black [0] [0] 14 10 8 16 12
Othe_ [(3] [1] 3- 3 3 12 7
Currentmaritalstatus
Married [6] [01 2 1
Cohabiting [5] [2] 26 24 26 27 26
Single [9] [11] 71 76 74 68 71
Widowed/divorced/separated[6] [0] 3 1 3 2
Base 14 13 32 30 89 80 189
Female
Ethnicity
White [12] [16] [17] [10] 92 59 78
Black [6] [0] [1] [1] 3 33 16
Other [1] [0] [1] [1] 5 9 6
Currentmaritalstatus
Married [6] [1] [6] [6] 2 7 4
Cohabiting [7] [5] [4] [2] 30 18 25
Single [6] [9] [12] [10] 63 71 67
W'_owed/divorced/separated[0] [1] [2] [6] 5 4 5
Base 13 16 19 12 61 46 107
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