Background: The increasing prevalence and subsequent mortality due to non-
communicable diseases (NCDs) among Indian prisoners are often ignored by policymakers …

Worldwide, people with mental disorders are detained within the justice system at higher
rates than the general population and often suffer human rights abuses. This review sought …

Background Mental health is the greatest challenges for the current and future generations.
Worldwide, out of the 66 million people suffering from depression; majority (85%) were from …

Background Depression is the most common form of mental disorder among inmates, with a
prevalence much higher than in the general population. This study aims to estimate the …

Background. Mental disorder is one of the greatest challenges that current and future
generations will face. Currently among all people suffering from depression, 85% of them …

Background to the study Prisoners tend to be marginalized and deprived of the rights and
privileges that other citizens in the community enjoy. Their separation from families, adverse …

Rates (where recorded) of mental illness, intellectual disabilities and co-morbidities are
disproportionately high and rising among global prison populations. There is little data on …

Background Depression is a common mental disorder among prisoners characterized by a
mood change involving a feeling of sadness, lack of interest, or hopelessness that lasts for …

Background Applying global estimates of the prevalence of mental disorders suggests that
about 2.4 million Ghanaians have some form of psychiatric distress. Despite the facts that …

Methods: A total of 34 awaiting-trial prison inmates in Enugu state Nigeria were used as the
study participants. Two measures (perceived emotional distress inventory and general …