mental 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 any significant decrease in prevalence in ...
The current use of at least one psychoactive substance was present in up to 44.2%, while 35.5% of all the respondents had experienced one or more forms of abuse during their training as medical students. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among medical students in Nigeria is high. Positive...
Mental health literacy was abysmally low amongst the adolescents surveyed. There’s an urgent need to increase mental health awareness in Nigeria.Background The burden of depression and other mental health conditions is on the rise globally; depression is a leading cause of disability and has been...
Objective To estimate prevalence, severity, and treatment of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) mental disorders in 14 countries (6 less developed, 8 developed) in the World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. Design, ...
The prevalence of mental illnesses increases sharply during adolescence [1, 2], but adolescents may have difficulty in recognizing their own mental health problems [3]; even when they can, they may be reluctant to seek help [4]. Considering that adolescents spend a major part of their time ...
healthcare, including mental health services. Due to the illegal nature of their work in many jurisdictions, they may be reluctant to seek support or fear discrimination from healthcare providers18. This lack of appropriate resources can hinder their ability to address mental health concerns and ...
Mental health is one of the core priorities, along side maternal care, malnutrition, and non-communicable diseases. Mental disorders are of particular concern in Iraq. A recent national survey found that the estimated lifetime prevalence of any disorder was 18.8% [6]. Cohort analysis documented ...
NIGERIAMENTAL illnessDISEASE prevalencePRIMARY health carePSYCHIATRYCROSS-sectional methodBackground. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in selected semiurban primary care centers in Lagos Island, Nigeria using the screening tool GHQ-12 and the ICD 10 mental ...
The prevalence of attention-deficit/... CE Ofovwe,GE Ofovwe,A Meyer - 《Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health》 被引量: 22发表: 2006年 Nigerian Medical Students' Opinions About the Undergraduate Curriculum in Psychiatry Objective The number of psychiatrists in Nigeria is inadequate to ...
Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria In Nigeria, there is a prevalence of aversive life circumstances that frequently assail the mental health and well-being of the citizens, mitigating the im... Bamgboye, Adeboye Olakunle,Hassan, Ibrahim Adebayo,Adebisi, Yusu...