Interventions to increase use of services; Mental Health Awareness in Nigeria

International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Julian EatonClaire Henderson

Abstract

Mental health services in Nigeria consist mainly of large government psychiatric hospitals and there are very few mental health professionals to serve the large population of the country. However, more recently, community mental health services, which have been shown to improve access to care and clinical outcomes are beginning to develop in some locations. Despite efforts to promote more accessible services, low levels of knowledge about effective treatment of mental disorders means that even where these services are available, a very small proportion of people utilise these services. Therefore interventions to increase service use are an essential component of health system. This intervention was designed to increase use of a mental health services through the work of community-based Village Health Workers. Fifteen Village Health Workers in each Local Government Area (district) were selected and trained to create mental health awareness in communities. Their function also include identification and referral of persons with mental illness to trained mental health nurses in the clinics. Attendance data prior to and after intervention were collected and compared. The incident rate for initial period of intervention is five times...Continue Reading

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Oct 3, 2018·Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease·Abebayehu ToraMaya Semrau
Jul 19, 2019·Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology·Sheldon HalstedUNKNOWN with input from the INCOMAS Study Team
Jan 26, 2021·International Journal of Mental Health Systems·Onaiza QureshiJill Murphy

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