Tag: mental disorder
One billion people worldwide have mental disorder: WHO reveals
“To make matters worse, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of common conditions such as depression and…
Lagos Assembly to make law catering for persons with mental disorder
The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday moves to enact a law that would regulate and cater for persons…
Experts raise alarm over increased cases of mental disorder
Mental health experts have raised an alarm over increased cases of mental disorder in the country and have called for…
Maiduguri hospital records 43,000 cases of mental disorder
The Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital in Maiduguri recorded no fewer than 43,000 cases of mental disorder in the past 16 years.…
Doctors seek better treatment for psychiatric patients
Psychiatrists have identified stigma, shame, discrimination and lack of access to care as factors militating against successful treatment of patients…
36 million Nigerians prone to mental disorder
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Femi Olugbile, on Wednesday said that at least 20 per cent of Nigerians are prone to…
90% of Nigerians with mental disorders don’t go to hospital
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Femi Olugbile, on Friday said 90 per cent of Nigerians with mental disorders did not visit…
Nigeria And The Challenge Of Mental Disorder
By Bilikis Bakare Medical experts in the country recently revealed that 64 million Nigerians suffer from one form of mental…