(5) Reducing stigma surrounding mental health disorders in Nigerian adolescents: A pilot study on the efficacy of new mental health literacy curriculaStigma and discrimination of people with mental illness is a widespread problem in Nigeria. Recent efforts to reduce stigma and increase awareness of ...
Health promotionKAP of mental health promotionmental healthmental health promotionNigeriaThere is a growing global recognition of the importance of promoting mental health and preventing mental illnesses, particularly regarding the "common mental disorders" of depression and anxiety, which have not shown...
There is also a dearth of secondary review studies exploring knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards persons with mental health disorders in Nigeria. The aim of this scoping review was to explore the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of Nigerians towards mental health issues. Sixty-four ...
In addition to the weak correlation, the correlation between both variables was negative in nature. This suggests that the better knowl- edge individuals have about mental health, the lower their tendency to have stigmatic attitude toward people with mental disorders. This finding supports the ...
Adolescent-onset mood disorders are frequently unrecognized or misdiagnosed and often go untreated. While there is a growing literature on the mental health literacy of adults, there has not been a parallel interest in the mental health literacy of young people in Nigeria. The study was a cross...
The World Mental Health Surveys conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown that huge treatment gaps for severe mental disorders exist in both developed and developing countries. This gap is greatest in low and middle income countries (LM
Nigeriapsychiatric disordersIn addition to the stresses common to medical school training, medical students in Nigeria face additional peculiar contemporary social problems due to income inequality, poverty, insecurity and political instability. These have a direct impact on their mental health and well...
The government has a lot of work to do in improving the mental health space in Nigeria. First off, the political will to make a change is paramount seeing as we still uphold the lunacy act and have a defunct Mental health policy that has not been reviewed since 1991. ...
Some of the mentalhealth issuesthat have been reported due to COVID-19 include anxiety, depression, anger, confusion, insomnia, post-traumatic disorders, boredom, loneliness and adjustment problems. The phases ofCOVID-19 lockdownin Nigeria spanned between early May 2020 and the end of July 2020...
Ability and Preparedness of Family Physicians to Recognise and Treat Adolescent Mental Health Disorders in Nigeria and Ghana Background: Management of mental health disorders has not been fully integrated into primary care despite been advocated by the World Health Organisation (... T. Oseni,M. Mens...