Mental disorders in prison populations aged 15-21: national register study of two cohorts in Finland.

Discusses research on mental disorders in young prisoners in psychiatric hospital treatment and general population controls in Finland. Indication juvenile delinquency is linked to psychiatric morbidity; Idea that healthcare systems fail to emphasize the need for early screening in delinquents; Finding that more mentally ill populations aged 15-21 end up in prison as the prison population diminishes.