Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. President Biological Psychiatry Society of Nigeria.
Kaduna
Joined August 2012
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Join us as we discuss “Reversing Africa’s suicide toll: a focus on youth” at Official Side Event of the 3rd CPHIA hosted by LifeLine International and Africa CDC. Africa CDC LifeLine International
#suicidepreventionawareness #youthmentalhealth – at Lusaka, Zambia
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Integrate suicide prevention into Africa’s mental health programs The relationship between mental health and suicide is obvious: 90 percent of suicide-related deaths are linked to mental health conditions and substance use disorders @MHChat
businessdailyafrica.com/bd/o… via @BD_Africa – at Kaduna, Nigeria
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I am honoured to be a member of the #CPHIA2023 Scientific Programme Committee. #CPHIA2023 will be taking place in Lusaka, Zambia from 27-30 November. Learn more: 🔗cphia2023.com
@official20503 @LifelineAust @MHChat
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Registration is on going….@MandateHealthNG @drstelabel @MHChat @Fmohnigeria cphia2022.com/registration/
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“Nigeria is still toiling under the burden of the 1916 “lunacy law” which the country inherited from her colonial masters and became regional laws in 1959.Even the surviving family members and health care workers were “punished” for the act of the “sick”.
vanguardngr.com/2022/06/decr…
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WACP Faculty of Psychiatry update course on “Psycho-Trauma at Maiduguri. @MandateHealthNG @MHChat @mentalhealth @GhanaMental @UnitedGMH @LagosMiND @official_IYO @WHOAFRO @COVID19PMH – at Tudun-Wada City, Nigeria
Suicide, preventable tragedy - Depression is known to be the most common cause of suicide worldwide.Poor awareness, misconceptions, stigma and trivialization of depression/suicide are barriers to effective interventions.@MandateHealthNG @MHChat @WHO vanguardngr.com/2022/05/suic…
Suicide is a preventable tragedy! Depression is known to be the most common cause of suicide worldwide.Poor awareness, misconceptions, stigma and trivialization of depression/suicide are barriers to effective interventions.@MandateHealthNG @MHChat @WHO
Frustrations,sadism,religion&our mental health..the social situation in our country today due to youth unemployment,endemic poverty,poor purchasing power,pervasive banditry&terrorism has heightened magnitude of frustrations among the Nigerian population vanguardngr.com/2022/05/frus…
Mental illness stigma - Vanguard News
“stigma can lead to poor mental health seeking behaviour and therefore constitute a barrier to uptake of mental health services.”
@MandateHealthNG @LagosMiND @mentalhealth @MHChat vanguardngr.com/2022/01/ment…
Psychiatric profession worst hit by brain drain – Don - Punch NewspapersA Professor of Psychiatry, Prof. Taiwo Sheikh, has said the psychiatric profession is the worst hit by the trending brain drain syndrome ongoing in the country.@MandateHealthNG punchng.com/psychiatric-prof…
At Lagos State Mental Health Conference, group photo with Lagos State Deputy Governor, Head of Service, Hon. Commissioner for Health and others. Check them out @LagosMiND – at Lagos, Nigeria
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Put an end to chaining, stop shackling and restore dignity for the mentally ill..! @hrw @MandateHealthNG @Nomsu__ @HadizaLolo @official_IYO @CBMworldwide @OoasWaho @MHChat @asidofoundation
Investing in Mental Health..@HadizaLolo @Nomsu__ @CBMworldwide @cbmnigeria @MHChat @COVID19PMH @GChesnaye @MakanjuolaMoji @SABMFDN @UnitedGMH @MentallyAwareNG @global_peer
Here is a link to a most recent article in the Lancet Journal, please:
#MentalHealthReforms
#mentalhealth4all
#uCALL
#EveryVoiceCounts
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Here is a link to our most recent article in the Lancet Journal, please:
“The time is now: reforming Nigeria’s outdated mental health laws”
thelancet.com/journals/langl…
@HadizaLolo @Nomsu__ @Wande_A @COVID19PMH @UnitedGMH @CBMworldwide @Fmohnigeria @MHChat @Cemhri @mentalhealth @MindFreedomGh @BasicNeedsGh
Check page 10 of the document (UN Policy Brief on Covid-19), “In Nigeria, the Nigerian Association
of Psychiatrists, the Association of Psychiatric nurses, clinical health workers as well as major mental health NGO’s came together to form the Covid19 Partners in Mental Health..”
Thank you very much Dr. Tedros, “there is no health without mental health”. @MandateHealthNG @HadizaLolo @Nomsu__ @MHChat @Fmohnigeria @COVID19PMH @julianaruhfus @julian_eaton linkedin.com/posts/taiwo-lat…
@HadizaLolo @Nomsu__ @MandateHealthNG @COVID19PMH @MHChat @WHO @mentalhealth @CBMworldwide @MindFreedomGh @UnitedGMH @NCDCgov @official_IYO @SABMFDN
