Social phobia in Nigerian university students: prevalence, correlates and co-morbidity.

Background: Social phobia is considered to be among the most common anxiety disorders. Despite its early onset, chronic course, disability and co-morbidity there is virtually no information about this disorder in young people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Objectives: The prevalence, correlates, and co-morbidity of social phobia in a Nigerian undergraduate university population were determined.

Assessment of need for a school-based mental health programme in Nigeria: perspectives of school administrators.

The majority of children in Nigeria are unable to access mental health services. In this resource-poor setting, a school-based mental health service can be used to reach children who would otherwise not have access. An essential first step in the development of a school-based mental health programme is a needs assessment.

Stressors and psychological symptoms in students of medicine and allied health professions in Nigeria.

Background: Studies suggest that high levels of stress and psychological morbidity occur in health care profession students. This study investigates stressors and psychological morbidity in students of medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy and nursing at the University of Ibadan.

Methods: The students completed a questionnaire about their socio-demographic characteristics, perceived stressors and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire.