Socio-economic correlates of relapsed patients admitted in a Nigerian mental health institution.

Background: Relapse in psychiatric disorders is highly distressing, costly and engenders burn-out syndrome among mental-health workers.

Aims: To study the socio-economic factors associated with relapse in individual admitted with psychiatric disorders and the pattern of socio-economic impact of relapse in those groups.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of all relapsed patients without cognitive deficit admitted into the federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria between June and October 2007 was conducted using a self-validated Structured Interview Schedule (Relapse Socio-economic Impact Interview Schedule) and Key Informant Interview Guide.

Clinical neuropsychiatric correlates and EEG findings among children with developmental disorders in Lagos, Nigeria.

Objective: Developmental disorders with or without associated neuropsychiatric complications continue to be one of the major health problems in Africa. The grossly inadequate management/ rehabilitative facilities further worsen this. A prospective study aimed at finding the types of developmental disorders and associated neuropsychiatric complications among children aged View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Ten-year mortality review in a pioneer psychiatric hospital in West Africa.

Objective: To determine the mortality among admitted patients in the study centre, a pioneer psychiatric facility in the West African sub-region.

Design: A detailed retrospective study of the records of all deaths among the inpatients during the ten-year period of January, 1991 to December, 2000.

Setting: Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria; established in 1907 with present bed status of 535 and patronage from Lagos and it's environ, including the neighbouring Benin Republic.

One year of EEG unit at psychiatric hospital, Yaba, Lagos.

To show the continuous investigative value of electroencephalography (EEG) in the management of neuro-pathological disorders such as epilepsy in Nigeria. The limitation against this, especially lack of adequate fund to procure the EEG machine was highlighted. A prospective study over the first twelve months of setting up the EEG unit at the psychiatric hospital, Yaba, Lagos.

Folie-a-deux: report of two incidents.

Two incidents of shared delusions are presented, one between two brothers and the other between an elderly couple. Their presentation and management are discussed. The possible role of projection and overvalued ideas as aetiological factors in Nigerians with shared delusions are highlighted.