Patterns of Substance Use Disorders and Associated Co-occurring Psychiatric Morbidity among Patients Seen at the Psychiatric Unit of a Tertiary Health Center.

Background: Understanding the pattern of co-occurring mental illness in patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) is essential in improving the prevention and treatment of substance use-related problems. This study examined the pattern of SUDs, the associated co-occurring psychiatric morbidities, and associated factors among patients with SUDs managed at a tertiary health center.

Methods: The records of patients who presented with SUDs between 2010 and 2019 were examined.

Hazardous alcohol use among doctors in a Tertiary Health Center.

Background: Doctors have been identified as one of the key agents in the prevention of alcohol-related harm, however, their level of use and attitudes toward alcohol will affect such role.

Aim: This study is aimed at describing the pattern of alcohol use and the predictors of hazardous drinking among hospital doctors.

Setting: Study was conducted at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Assessment of Depression in a Primary Care Setting in Nigeria using the PHQ-9.

Context: Mental disorders are major contributors to the burden of diseases all over the world. In general practice, which provides essentially primary care, depression is the most common mental disorder seen and often goes unrecognized.

Aims: The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of depression, the variables associated with depression, and the degree of recognition by the Physician in family medicine unit.

Olanzapine as a cause of urinary incontinence: a case report.

Olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic, is one of the most commonly used antipsychotics. Though olanzapine is commonly associated with endocrine side effects, it is generally well tolerated by most patients and is rarely associated with urinary incontinence. This report highlights the case of a 23 -year old male patient with schizophrenia who developed severe urinary incontinence following the use of olanzapine.