A 10-year descriptive study of electroconvulsive therapy at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta.

Objectives: Evidence supports the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in current practice, and good quality of care is related to adherence to evidence-based guidelines. However, there are no guidelines for the practice of ECT in Nigeria and there is no regulatory body for its standards. The objective of this study therefore was to examine the practice of ECT between 2001 and 2010 at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, regarding consent procedures, staffing, training, indications, and administration with the goal of informing the development of guidelines locally.

A descriptive survey of types, spread and characteristics of substance abuse treatment centers in Nigeria.

Background: Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa and the 8th most populous in the world with a population of over 154 million, does not have current data on substance abuse treatment demand and treatment facilities; however, the country has the highest one-year prevalence rate of Cannabis use (14.3%) in Africa and ranks third in Africa with respect to the one-year prevalence rate of cocaine (0.7%) and Opioids (0.