TY  - JOUR
T1  - Current and Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in a Juvenile Borstal Institution in Nigeria
AU - , Peter O. Ajiboye AU - , Abdullah D. Yussuf AU - , Baba A. Issa AU - , Olusola A. Adegunloye AU - , Olubunmi N. Buhari 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
SP  - 26
EP  - 30
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2009.26.30
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2009.26.30
KW  - Current
KW  -lifetime
KW  -mental health
KW  -juvenile offenders
KW  -inmates
KW  -borstal institution
AB  - 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.
ER  -