PREVALENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN VIOLENT CRIME BEHAVIOUR: CLERKED CLIENTS LIST, FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, KEFFI

Prevalence of psychiatric disorders and violent crime is unprecedented in the national health emergency sectors especially FMC, Keffi a box. Psychiatric clients were recorded among cases clinic federal medical centre, Keffi. The cardinal objective study to investigate prevalence ways curtail incidences psychosocial mental behaviour process under examination. current states disturbance patient characterized by schizophrenia disorder, anxiety depression alcoholic, antisocial personality disorder illness behaviour. Clinical bipolar profoundly sad mood, overwhelming feelings self-blame, guilt, worthlessness, appetite recurrent thought death or suicide. revealed that effective treatment for will enhance management recovering well- being patient’s clinic. concluded recommends assessed through examination registers with reported incident psychotic symptoms. pattern inner experience significant problem causing severe social problems, considerable human suffering huge economic cost. rates may supply more information about criminal than because high rate unregistered less therefore underestimate