What the hustle and bustle of Lagos life. The need to be in a hurry and always on the go.
The constant rush hour traffic, the danfo drives and other communters, seem to be hell bent on driving you crazy.
When you finally can't take the stress no more, where do you go to solve relieve depression, stress and strain of the daily life in this town. If only we had psychiatrist like the had in the Us. It will surprise you that we do.
In Nigeria, the profession is over a hundred years old.
The first asylum was established in the southern city of Calabar in 1904. Shortly after (in 1907), the Yaba Asylum was established in Lagos. These asylums were run by medical officers, as there were no psychiatrists. They provided essentially emergency and custodial interventions.
In 1954 the Aro Mental Hospital, was opened in Abeokuta by the British colonial government. This was in response, to the need for improved mental health care. It also provided an opportunity for the country’s first indigenous psychiatrist Dr Lambo. He was put in charge of service delivery, on his return from the UK in 1952.
The hospital, later to be known as the Aro Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Was to play a central part, in the development of psychiatry in Nigeria. This they are gradually doing, with the help of the community and World Health Organization initiatives.
Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Nigeria:
These cover a variety of cases, but not the usual day to day stress and depression, experienced by so many people today.
We all know how the system works in developed country. A persons feels he or she, needs someone to talk to. Someone who will help them out of the trauma, the effect of his life, work, family or a traumatic incident. So that they may go back to living a normal life.
In Nigeria, because the focus of the profession is usually on far gone cases. It has not taken off in tackling, the problem of day to day stresses of life. For which the position, is being filled by the family.
Which most times might not be the right people to talk to about the specific situation or trauma. The idea of going to one any of the Psychiatric hospitals for the above kind of trauma, looks like over kill for most Nigerians.
The internet has been a big help, in providing an avenue for people going through depression and some other cases. It has provided for a situation, where people can get together to talk about their problems, while having someone listen to them and give advice.
It might not be the best solution, but the old saying "A problem shared, is a problem solved" cones to mind.
Sites like
Seven Cups
Blah Therapy
Six billion Secrets
Recoveryour life
Counselling online
And Apps like
Secret on Android and Iphone
They presents a need for contact, between individuals facing depression and trauma to meet with professional Psychiatrist.
The constant rush hour traffic, the danfo drives and other communters, seem to be hell bent on driving you crazy.
When you finally can't take the stress no more, where do you go to solve relieve depression, stress and strain of the daily life in this town. If only we had psychiatrist like the had in the Us. It will surprise you that we do.
In Nigeria, the profession is over a hundred years old.
The first asylum was established in the southern city of Calabar in 1904. Shortly after (in 1907), the Yaba Asylum was established in Lagos. These asylums were run by medical officers, as there were no psychiatrists. They provided essentially emergency and custodial interventions.
In 1954 the Aro Mental Hospital, was opened in Abeokuta by the British colonial government. This was in response, to the need for improved mental health care. It also provided an opportunity for the country’s first indigenous psychiatrist Dr Lambo. He was put in charge of service delivery, on his return from the UK in 1952.
The hospital, later to be known as the Aro Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Was to play a central part, in the development of psychiatry in Nigeria. This they are gradually doing, with the help of the community and World Health Organization initiatives.
Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Nigeria:
- The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna.
- Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu
- Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Yaba
These cover a variety of cases, but not the usual day to day stress and depression, experienced by so many people today.
We all know how the system works in developed country. A persons feels he or she, needs someone to talk to. Someone who will help them out of the trauma, the effect of his life, work, family or a traumatic incident. So that they may go back to living a normal life.
In Nigeria, because the focus of the profession is usually on far gone cases. It has not taken off in tackling, the problem of day to day stresses of life. For which the position, is being filled by the family.
Which most times might not be the right people to talk to about the specific situation or trauma. The idea of going to one any of the Psychiatric hospitals for the above kind of trauma, looks like over kill for most Nigerians.
The internet has been a big help, in providing an avenue for people going through depression and some other cases. It has provided for a situation, where people can get together to talk about their problems, while having someone listen to them and give advice.
It might not be the best solution, but the old saying "A problem shared, is a problem solved" cones to mind.
Sites like
Seven Cups
Blah Therapy
Six billion Secrets
Recoveryour life
Counselling online
And Apps like
Secret on Android and Iphone
They presents a need for contact, between individuals facing depression and trauma to meet with professional Psychiatrist.
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