Provision of mental health services in Nigeria.

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

Volume: 5

Issue: 2

Year of Publication: 

Affiliated Institutions:  Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, email femi_olugbile@yahoo.com.

Abstract summary 

Nigeria, like other African countries, is short of personnel trained in mental healthcare. Efforts to tackle the problem have often focused on increasing the numbers of psychiatrists and nurses in the field. These efforts, over the past 20 years, have not appeared to have greatly improved service delivery at the grass roots. Most of the specialist centres where such highly trained personnel work are in urban areas and for a large part of the population access to them is limited by distance and cost.

Authors & Co-authors:  Olugbile Olufemi O Zachariah M P MP Coker O O Kuyinu O O Isichei B B

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Abiodun, O. A. (1993) A study of mental morbidity among primary care patients in Nigeria. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 34, 10–13.
Authors :  5
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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