National president of the Nigerian Association of Clinical Psychologists (NACP) Professor Gboyega Abikoye has urged the federal government to pay more attention to the mental health issues in the country to curtail the rising cases of addictive behaviour due to abuse of substances among Nigerians.
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A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Action Health Incorporated (AHI), has stressed the need to break the silence and converse on the impact of mental health conditions, especially among young people.
Nigerians have been enjoined to guard their mental health as the looming hardship in the country may have adverse effects on their well-being.
Popular media personality and host of Big Brother Naija reality show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, has revealed the year that “destroyed” his mental health the most.
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Olufemi Oluwatayo says many Nigerians cannot access mental health services owing to high cost of care.
Prof. Taiwo Obindo, President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), says the association will facilitate the establishment of mental health department in the Federal Ministry of Health.
Some teenagers have said that excessive and uncontrolled use of social media by teenagers can lead to mental health issues.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday called on frontline health and social workers to put Gender-Based Violence Survivors…
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By Tina George, Minna A neurologist and Director, Health Services with Bingham University, Dr Julius Adetunji has observed that there…