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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 17.
Published in final edited form as: Afr J Med Med Sci. 2014 Sep;43(Suppl 1):193–199.

Table 2.

Prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders among the awaiting trial inmates

Diagnosis Frequency % (n=394)
Depression 82 20.8
Alcohol dependence 81 20.6
Substance dependence 79 20.1
Suicidality 78 19.8
Antisocial PD 71 18.0
Alcohol abuse 41 10.4
Panic (total) 33 8.3
 Current with agoraphobia 21 5.3
 Panic without agoraphobia 6 1.5
 Agoraphobia without panic 6 1.5
Social phobia (total) 31 7.9
 Current, generalized 22 5.6
 Current, not generalized 9 2.3
OCD 22 5.6
Medical/Organic 19 4.8
PTSD 13 3.3
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 11 2.8
Psychosis 4 1.1
Anorexia 0 0.0
Bulimia 0 0.0
Overall prevalence of mental illness 223 56.6