Integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare in Lagos, Nigeria: the way forward
The Lagos State Ministry of Health recently launched its Mental Health Policy aimed at addressing the mental health needs the residents of the State. The policy also aimed at reducing the mental disorders treatment gap in the state by integrating mental healthcare into the primary healthcare in orde...
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| author | Ayodele O. Coker Olufemi B. Olugbile Olufemi Oluwatayo |
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| description | The Lagos State Ministry of Health recently launched its Mental Health Policy aimed at addressing the mental health needs the residents of the State. The policy also aimed at reducing the mental disorders treatment gap in the state by integrating mental healthcare into the primary healthcare in order to make mental healthcare services closer and accessible for residents of the State. This paper therefore critically reviews the rationale for the integration, magnitude of problems in Lagos State with regards to mental healthcare services, available resources, challenges in providing mental healthcare services, recommendations for successful integration, the necessary advocacy needed to implement the integration and benefits of the integration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f189def281b42aab6d1b956f03660a62024-04-03T17:28:46ZengPAGEPress PublicationsHealthcare in Low-resource Settings2281-78242015-10-013210.4081/hls.2015.37864497Integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare in Lagos, Nigeria: the way forwardAyodele O. Coker0Olufemi B. Olugbile1Olufemi Oluwatayo2Department of Behavioural Medicine, Lagos State University, College of Medicine, IkejaLagos State Ministry of Health, Ikeja, LagosWells Road Centre, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, NottinghamThe Lagos State Ministry of Health recently launched its Mental Health Policy aimed at addressing the mental health needs the residents of the State. The policy also aimed at reducing the mental disorders treatment gap in the state by integrating mental healthcare into the primary healthcare in order to make mental healthcare services closer and accessible for residents of the State. This paper therefore critically reviews the rationale for the integration, magnitude of problems in Lagos State with regards to mental healthcare services, available resources, challenges in providing mental healthcare services, recommendations for successful integration, the necessary advocacy needed to implement the integration and benefits of the integration.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hls/article/view/3786IntegrationMental healthcarePrimary healthcareLagos, Nigeria |
| spellingShingle | Ayodele O. Coker Olufemi B. Olugbile Olufemi Oluwatayo Integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare in Lagos, Nigeria: the way forward Healthcare in Low-resource Settings Integration Mental healthcare Primary healthcare Lagos, Nigeria |
| title | Integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare in Lagos, Nigeria: the way forward |
| title_full | Integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare in Lagos, Nigeria: the way forward |
| title_fullStr | Integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare in Lagos, Nigeria: the way forward |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare in Lagos, Nigeria: the way forward |
| title_short | Integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare in Lagos, Nigeria: the way forward |
| title_sort | integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare in lagos nigeria the way forward |
| topic | Integration Mental healthcare Primary healthcare Lagos, Nigeria |
| url | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hls/article/view/3786 |
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