20 million Nigerians,, live with mental health conditions

[Augusta]

The report by the World Health Organisation says 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions.

Dr Azubike Aliche, the Secretary, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria-American Institute for Mental Health (NAIMH), dislcosed this at a mental health GAP Action training programme organised by the institute, in Owerri, on Tuesday, May 27.

Aliche said that the training would equip non-psychiatrists to be able to conduct screens to identify mental health symptoms and work with people to manage those symptoms.

 

[Starmix]

Economic crises and spouses abuse might be factors for impacting these 20 million with mental problems. Their problems might not be easy to solve by themselves. That number is alarming.

 

[eLdavis]

I am actually not surprised about this in anyway. There are so many people in Nigerian with one mental issue or the other, but they are not aware of this.

 

[Augusta]

it is just unfortunate that this is happening. Even the economy is just too bad for a lot of people

 

[gwolf666]

Unfortunately, I'm not surprised. The poor quality of life of most Nigerians means they have to live with health problems, not only mental but physical as well. What a shame. I hope everything improves in the coming decades. I say coming decades because I don't think it will improve in a year or two.

 

[Starmix]

At least these 20 million Nigerians with mental health problems remain strong. They can surely find ways to solve their problems, and I am sure it is about finances.