About 2.5 million Lagos residents have been found to be suffering from one form of mental illness or the other, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, has said.
He said this at a news conference to kick start the World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, which has as its theme, “the great push, invest in mental health.”
According to him, recent studies conducted by the ministry in Lagos shows that an average of 14.1 per cent of the total population of the state suffer from one form of mental illness or another.
He explained that the illnesses might not necessarily be psychosis but untreated minor mental sickness, which affect the quality of life.
Idris noted that so many people suffer from isolation, loss of productive capacity and underdeveloped human potential, which ultimately lead to gross underdevelopment of the state and the country as a whole.
He said, “we should not forget that a lot of social ills in the environment, such as hooliganism, psychotics and people roaming the streets have some relationship with mental health disorders.”
While speaking on the efforts so far made by the government to address the situation, the commissioner said the present administration had decided to invest in mental health.
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Posted: at 12-10-2011 06:46 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
malvin2525 at 12-10-2011 07:52 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Posted: at 12-10-2011 07:52 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
That is not an excuse to rape, pour acid, kidnap or whatever. Even in countries at war where the possibility of such mental illness and trauma is higher, such things does not happen as much as it was happening there. Me I no gree ooo!
IN ZAKA FADI, FADI GASKIYA, KOMAI TA JA MA A YI MAKA
Posted: at 12-10-2011 08:03 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
That is not an excuse to rape, pour acid, kidnap or whatever. Even in countries at war where the possibility of such mental illness and trauma is higher, such things does not happen as much as it was happening there. Me I no gree ooo!
No mind d poster, he dey smoke
Posted: at 12-10-2011 09:42 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
Now the government know these amount of people have mental disorder but are they aware this is due to the selfishness of the leaders? What is the government doing to help? It is one thing to know a problem but another to solve it.
Posted: at 12-10-2011 10:21 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
I almost contacted the mental disorder the last time I visited Lagos. LASMA and the Police have the most acute symtoms.
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Posted: at 12-10-2011 10:24 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
"Those who will say nothing in the face of tyranny must endure the rule of idiots . All that you need for evil to triumph is for the good people to keep quiet and do nothing".
Posted: at 12-10-2011 11:08 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
"Those who will say nothing in the face of tyranny must endure the rule of idiots . All that you need for evil to triumph is for the good people to keep quiet and do nothing".
Posted: at 12-10-2011 11:25 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
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