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Depression and Experience of Incarceration in North Central Nigeria: A Situation Analysis at Makurdi Medium Security Prison 

2020-10-14

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold><italic>Background:</italic></bold> Human rights watchdogs have described conditions in Nigerian correctional facilities and detention centers as damaging to the physical and mental health of inmates. While the prevalence of mental disorders is high, access to appropriate healthcare is grossly inadequate. Understanding the current state of prison inmates’ mental health and well-be...

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88227766-8350-568e-ace2-aee427822639
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-25721/v3
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