Current and lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in juvenile borstal institution in Nigeria

Research Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-30

  Ajiboye, Peter O ^a   Yussuf, Abdullah D ^a   Issa, Baba A ^a   Adegunloye, Olusola A ^a   Buhari, Olubunmi N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Borstal institution; Current; Inmates; Juvenile offenders; Lifetime; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 77953437744     PISSN: 18159346     EISSN: 19936095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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