Nigerian prisoners' experience: prison circumstances, family support and sleep quality.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the association between prison circumstances, perceived family support and sleep quality among male inmates at the Ibara prison, Ogun State.

Design/methodology/approach: It was a cross-sectional study of 300 male inmates interviewed with socio-demographic proforma and Pittsburgh sleep quality index.

Findings: While all respondents described the prison as being overcrowded, half of them used inappropriate sleeping materials daily and 41.

Insomnia and quality of life of prisoners at a Nigerian maximum-security prison.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the prevalence of insomnia as well as its association with the quality of life of the inmates in a Nigerian prison. Prisoners are a disadvantaged group of people whose needs are often unmet. Many authors have focussed on investigating the prevalence and pattern of psychiatric morbidity, as well as substance use among prisoners.

A 10-year descriptive study of electroconvulsive therapy at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta.

Objectives: Evidence supports the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in current practice, and good quality of care is related to adherence to evidence-based guidelines. However, there are no guidelines for the practice of ECT in Nigeria and there is no regulatory body for its standards. The objective of this study therefore was to examine the practice of ECT between 2001 and 2010 at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, regarding consent procedures, staffing, training, indications, and administration with the goal of informing the development of guidelines locally.