Nigeria mental health law: Challenges and implications for mental health services.

Background: The Nigerian mental health law titled the of 1958 has been under scrutiny for violating the human rights of people with mental illness. The call to reform the obsolete has garnered attention from the government, as the law has been unamended for over 60 years.

Aim: This study presents the challenges and implications of the new mental health law to the mental health services of Nigeria.