Abstract:
Studies on juvenile delinquents have shown an overlap between delinquency and psychiatric disorder
such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD, conduct disorders (CD) and attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD). This study investigated the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among adolescent girls in selected
rehabilitation schools in Kenya. The study sample had a total of 78 purposely selected adolescents in the two
rehabilitation schools. The research found that the overall prevalence of depression was 66.7% that of anxiety
disorder was 70.5%, while the prevalence of conduct disorder was 55.1%.In addition. This article has shown high
presence of psychiatric morbidity among adolescent girls, incarcerated at Kirigiti and Dagoretti rehabilitation
schools. These juvenile needs mental treatment as a key rehabilitation measure.
