Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist, Dr Oluyomi Esan has warned that doctors will remain prone to committing medical errors and endangering patients' health except they seek mental health support. According to Esan, doctors vulnerability to mental health…

A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Tomi Imarah, has called on the Federal Government to provide psychological support to victims of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Imarah, who runs an online mental health services, Tomi Haven,…

DR Funmi Akinola, Chief Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba-Oshodi Annex, has cautioned the media against unprofessional or indiscriminate reportage of suicide cases. Akinola made the advice at the…

A Psychiatrist, Dr Moses Effiong, has advocated the introduction of mental health education into the nation’s academic curriculum. Effiong, a Consultant at Salem Hospital, Warri in Delta, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Warri on…

A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Oluwatoyin Fasesan, has urged parents to be more dedicated to the welfare and wellbeing of their children and wards to avoid depression, especially in teenagers. Fasesan, who works with the Babcock University…

A Professor of Public Mental Health, Prof. Abiodun Adewuya, says between 20 and 40 per cent of patients who visited health facilities do so for mentally oriented problems.Adewuya, who works at the Lagos State University Teaching…

Dr Abayomi Olajide, a Psychiatric physician, has raised alarm over the menace of harmful use of alcohol and illicit drugs among adolescents in the country.Olajide told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that more youths…

DR. Ninyo Omidiji, a Psychiatrist and Clinician, Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, has raised concern over the growing rate of suicide among young Nigerians.Omidiji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in…