Mental health

Exclusive: Beyond the facade: Mental health challenges, suicidal ideation in Nigeria

Nigerians are renowned for their unyielding resilience, unwavering determination, and extraordinary capacity to thrive in even the most challenging environments. Their indomitable spirit,...

Interview: Nigeria’s worsening socio-economic situation raises cases of depression, drug abuse, says Neuropsychiatrist, Dr Uchendu

A Neuropsychiatrist and one-time Head, Mental Health Department, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Dr. Ifedilichukwu Uchendu, has lamented the lack of attention being...

Two decades after it was stuck in NASS, Buhari assents to first Mental Health Bill

Impelled to ensure that the human rights of the mentally challenged are enforced, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the Mental Health Bill...