Depression in Prison Population:Demographic and Clinical Predictors
作者机构：Department of Clinical ServicesNeuropychiatric Hospital Community Psychiatric ServiceAbeokutaOgun State Department of PsychiatryEkiti State University Teaching HospitalAdo‑EkitiEkiti StateNigeria
出 版 物：《Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine》 (法庭科学与法医学杂志（英文）)
年 卷 期：2017年第3卷第3期
页 面：122-127页
主 题：Clinical depression inmates Nigeria Prisoners sociodemographic
摘 要：Studies have shown that mental illnesses are more common among the prison population than the general ***,most studies in this environment had only looked at nonspecific psychiatric *** objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of major depressive disorder,its associated sociodemographic and clinical variables in a population of inmates in ***‑based cross‑sectional study was conducted among 196 prisoners consisting of 136 awaiting trials(AT)and 60 convicted inmates(CI).Simple random sampling technique was used to select the study *** were collected using a structured interviewer‑administered *** was assessed with the depression module of the Structured Clinical Interview Schedule for Axis 1 Diagnostic Statistical Manual‑IV(DSM‑IV)*** diagnosis was made according to the DSM‑IV criteria and severity assessed with the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale(MADRS).Forty‑one(30.1%)of AT compared with 21(35.0%)of the CI were *** mean total MADRS score for AT was 23.90 standard deviation(SD)±7.97 while the mean total MADRS score for the convicted was 25.50 SD±8.70,P=*** the general population,there were no sociodemographic predictors of *** the ATs,depression was associated with the presence of physical complaints,having a chronic illness and family history of psychiatric illness among the *** prevalence of depression among prisoners was found to be high and associated with clinical *** attention needs to be given to address the mental health needs of the prisoners.
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