Mental health legislation in Nigeria: current leanings and future yearnings.

Journal: International psychiatry : bulletin of the Board of International Affairs of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Volume: 9

Issue: 3

Year of Publication: 

Affiliated Institutions:  Forensic Unit, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria, email ogunlesi@yahoo.com.

Abstract summary 

Nigeria's current mental health legislation stems from a lunacy ordinance enacted in 1916 that assumed the status of a law in 1958. The most recent attempt to reform the law was with an unsuccessful Mental Health Bill in 2003. Currently, though, efforts are being made to represent it as an executive Bill sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Health. The present paper reviews this Bill, in particular in light of the World Health Organization's recommendations on mental health legislation.

Authors & Co-authors:  Ogunlesi Adegboyega O AO Ogunwale Adegboyega A

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Citations :  Gureje, O., Lasebikan, V. O., Kola, L., et al. (2006) Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of mental disorders in the Nigerian Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being. British Journal of Psychiatry, 188, 465–471.
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SSN : 1749-3676
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
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Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Niger
Publication Country
England