TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Current and lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in juvenile borstal institution in Nigeria
JO  - Research journal of medical sciences
A1  - Ajiboye, P.O.
A1  - Yussuf, A.D.
A1  - Issa, B.A.
A1  - Adegunloye, O.A.
A1  - Buhari, O.N.
SP  - 26
EP  - 30
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
N2  - Chronic and violent juvenile offending. has been asslociated with adverse health, educational, vocational and interpersonal consequences with repercussion seen into adulthood. Youths with mental disorders pose a challenge for the juvenile system and after their release for the larger mental health system. This study investigated current and lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in a Borstal home in Nigeria. The study is a cross-sectional, descriptive one and reports exclusively on the 53 youths, aged 14-21 years, remanded at the Juvenile Borstal Institution in Ilorin, the Kwara state Capital. The inmates were interviewed using MINI-KID. The mean age±SD of the inmates was 17.3±2.1 years. Majority of them (52.8%) were between 18-21 years of age. Current psychiatric diagnoses were made in 67.6% of them and lifetime diagnoses made in 64.2% of the inmates. Recommendation is made for early detection and treatment of these psychiatric disorders. © Medwell Journals, 2009.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1993-6095
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -