Journal article
Psychiatric Morbidity among Incarcerated Individuals in an Underserved Region of Nigeria: Revisiting the Unmet Mental Health Needs in Correction Services.
Abstract
While epidemiological description of psychiatric morbidity can promote evidenceinformed mental health services, there is a paucity of such evidence among incarcerated individuals in prisons with underserved healthcare. We evaluated 250 incarcerated individuals detained in an underserved prison in north-western Nigeria with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Inventory (MINI). Predominantly, study participants were men (97.6%) and the mean …
Authors
Bioku AA; Alatishe YA; Adeniran JO; Olagunju TO; Singhal N; Mela M; Bradford JM; Chaimowitz GA; Olagunju AT
Journal
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 321–337
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2021
DOI
10.1353/hpu.2021.0026
ISSN
1049-2089