60million Nigerians suffer from mental illnesses – Prof Obindo

Professor Taiwo Obindo, President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, has said… “Mental healthcare is in a sorry state given that we have more than 60 million Nigerians suffering from various mental illnesses and the fact that only about 10 per cent of them were able to access appropriate care. “We are left with more than 90 per cent who are unable to access care and this group is called the treatment gap for mental illnesses,’’ Obindo said. He said the gap was as a result of various factors…

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