Community Psychiatry Care: An Urgent Need in Nigeria.

Journal: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare

Volume: 14

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Affiliated Institutions:  School of Public Health, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Klamath Tribal Health & Family Services, Klamath Falls, OR, , USA. Department of Surgery and Cancer, St Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London, W NY, UK.

Abstract summary 

Nigeria's mental health policy was formulated in 1991, but it did not make adequate provision for community-based psychiatric care. Since there are only seven government-owned psychiatry facilities in Nigeria and these are always overwhelmed, there is the need to overhaul the existing policy and emphasise the urgency of a shift from inpatient psychiatric mental healthcare towards a community-based multidisciplinary psychiatric healthcare system.

Authors & Co-authors:  Soroye Modupeoluwa Omotunde MO Oleribe Obinna O OO Taylor-Robinson Simon D SD

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Wang PS, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, et al. Use of mental health services for anxiety, mood, and substance disorders in 17 countries in the WHO world mental health surveys. Lancet. 2007;370(9590):841–850. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61414-7
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Identifiers
Doi : 10.2147/JMDH.S309517
SSN : 1178-2390
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
Nigeria;community psychiatry;depression;mental health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Niger
Publication Country
New Zealand