POVERTY AND THE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN NIGERIA
Keywords:
mental health disorder, Poverty, NigeriaAbstract
This study is aimed at associating poverty, relative economic factors (in terms of low income and low education) to common mental health disorders. The review revealed that, poverty is pervasive and increasing in Nigeria; that mental health disorders are increasing as cost of living increases; and corruption is perceived as the cause of poverty in Nigeria. Primary and secondary preventive strategies were recommended to reduce the number of people who will suffer full-blown mental health disorder. The study concluded by requesting psychiatrist to empathize and counsel poor people to think and act in positive ways in order to be healthy holistically.
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