Psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a Malaysian prison
Introduction: In recent years there has been an increase in the number of young people in prison. This study is the firstto look at the proportion of psychiatric disorders among young adultprisoners. Objective: The main objective is to determine the percentage of psychiatric disorders among young ad...
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| description | Introduction: In recent years there has been an increase in the number of young people in prison. This study is the firstto look at the proportion of psychiatric disorders among young adultprisoners. Objective: The main objective is to determine the percentage of psychiatric disorders among young adult male prisoners. Method: A cross sectional study of young adult male prisoners, with ages ranged between 18 and 21 years old, was conducted between September and December, 2008 at the Kajang Prison. A total of 225 inmates participated in the study which used the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) as its instrument. Results: The percentage of psychiatric disorders was 60.0%. Alcohol and substance related disorders had the highest prevalence at 50.2%, followed by Major Depressive Disorders and Dysthymia at 16.9%. About 39.6% were observed to have antisocial personality disordet Psychiatric disorders were found to have significant differences (p<O.05) in connection with parental marriage and recidivism. Conclusion: This study shows that the percentage of psychiatric disorders, especially substance related disorders, is high among young male adult prisoners. It highlights the urgent need for early intervention for this group of young people. |
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| spelling | upm-163862015-09-08T02:12:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16386/ Psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a Malaysian prison Baharuddin, Azlin Mohd Yusof, Salina Akhtar Nik Jaafar, Nik Ruzyanei Zakaria, Hazli I., Normala Introduction: In recent years there has been an increase in the number of young people in prison. This study is the firstto look at the proportion of psychiatric disorders among young adultprisoners. Objective: The main objective is to determine the percentage of psychiatric disorders among young adult male prisoners. Method: A cross sectional study of young adult male prisoners, with ages ranged between 18 and 21 years old, was conducted between September and December, 2008 at the Kajang Prison. A total of 225 inmates participated in the study which used the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) as its instrument. Results: The percentage of psychiatric disorders was 60.0%. Alcohol and substance related disorders had the highest prevalence at 50.2%, followed by Major Depressive Disorders and Dysthymia at 16.9%. About 39.6% were observed to have antisocial personality disordet Psychiatric disorders were found to have significant differences (p<O.05) in connection with parental marriage and recidivism. Conclusion: This study shows that the percentage of psychiatric disorders, especially substance related disorders, is high among young male adult prisoners. It highlights the urgent need for early intervention for this group of young people. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia 2010-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16386/1/Psychiatric%20Disorders%20Among%20Young%20Male%20Adult%20Prisoners%20A%20Cross%20Sectional.pdf Baharuddin, Azlin and Mohd Yusof, Salina Akhtar and Nik Jaafar, Nik Ruzyanei and Zakaria, Hazli and I., Normala (2010) Psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a Malaysian prison. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 6 (2). pp. 65-70. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2010V06N2_OP10.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Baharuddin, Azlin Mohd Yusof, Salina Akhtar Nik Jaafar, Nik Ruzyanei Zakaria, Hazli I., Normala Psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a Malaysian prison |
| title | Psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a Malaysian prison |
| title_full | Psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a Malaysian prison |
| title_fullStr | Psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a Malaysian prison |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a Malaysian prison |
| title_short | Psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a Malaysian prison |
| title_sort | psychiatric disorders among young male adult prisoners: a cross sectional study in a malaysian prison |
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