ABSTRACT
Background: Within the mental
health and criminal justice systems,
the involvement of mentally ill
persons in the criminal justice
system is a source of concern for
administrators, policy makers and
treatment providers. However,
provision of mental health services in
Nigerian correctional centres is still
rudimentary and this may highlight
the essence of mental health service
provision in the correctional
population. We evaluated the
psychiatric morbidities among
inmates at a Nigerian correctional
facility in Jos as well as the nature of
mental health service provided.
Key words: Key Words: Correctional center,
Inmates, Nigeria, Psychiatric
morbidity,Treatment
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