Peter O. Ajiboye  , Abdullah D. Yussuf  , Baba A. Issa  , Olusola A. Adegunloye  , Olubunmi N. Buhari  , 
    Current and Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in a Juvenile Borstal Institution in Nigeria,
    Research Journal of Medical Sciences,
    Volume 3,Issue 1,
    2009,
    Pages 26-30,
    ISSN 1815-9346,
    rjmsci.2009.26.30,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2009.26.30)
    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.
    Keywords: Current;lifetime;mental health;juvenile offenders;inmates;borstal institution