@article{MAKHILLRJMS20093111663,
    title = {Current and Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in a Juvenile Borstal Institution in Nigeria},
    journal = {Research Journal of Medical Sciences},
    volume = {3},
    number = {1},
    pages = {26-30},
    year = {2009},
    issn = {1815-9346},
    doi = {rjmsci.2009.26.30},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9346&doi=rjmsci.2009.26.30},
    author = {Peter O. Ajiboye,Abdullah D. Yussuf,Baba A. Issa,Olusola A. Adegunloye and},
    keywords = {Current,lifetime,mental health,juvenile offenders,inmates,borstal institution},
    abstract = {Chronic and violent juvenile offending has been associated 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.}
    }