Expert tasks FG on mental healthcare service improvement

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A Consultant Psychiatrist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr Adegbite Temilade, has appealed to the Federal Government to enhance mental health service care in the country towards fostering an enabling environment for the good mental health and general wellness of Nigerians.

A Consultant Psychiatrist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital , Dr Adegbite Temilade, has appealed to the Federal Government to enhance mental health service care in the country towards fostering an enabling environment for the good mental health and general wellness of Nigerians.

She , however, condemned the use of alcohol as a self-medication for depression, describing it as a pattern of individuals with poor coping skills and high addictive potential. The expert, who spoke on the danger of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children, lamented that the disorder is being overlooked, while its impact persists beyond adolescence into adulthood.

A Consultant Psychiatrist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital , Dr Adegbite Temilade, has appealed to the Federal Government to enhance mental health service care in the country towards fostering an enabling environment for the good mental health and general wellness of Nigerians.

 

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