Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among juvenile offenders in Malaysian prisons and association with socio-demographic and personal factors

Aida SA 1 , Aili HH , Manveen KS , Salwina WI , Subash KP , Ng CG Show all authors , Muhsin AZ

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  • 1 Psychiatrist and a Senior Lecturer, based at Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Int J Prison Health, 2014;10(2):132-43.
PMID: 25764076 DOI: 10.1108/IJPH-06-2013-0029

Abstract

The number of juvenile offenders admitted to Malaysian prisons is alarming. The purpose of this paper is to determine the presence of any psychiatric disorders and their association with personal characteristics of juvenile detainees in prisons across Peninsular Malaysia.

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