Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria
In Nigeria, there is a prevalence of aversive life circumstances that frequently assail the mental health and well-being of the citizens, mitigating the impact of which necessitates the institution of psychotherapy and other mental health care methods. These responsibilities, however, appear to be m...
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| author | Adeboye Olakunle Bamgboye Ibrahim Adebayo Hassan Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi Rachael Oluwatoyosi Farayola Theogene Uwizeyimana |
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| description | In Nigeria, there is a prevalence of aversive life circumstances that frequently assail the mental health and well-being of the citizens, mitigating the impact of which necessitates the institution of psychotherapy and other mental health care methods. These responsibilities, however, appear to be much more for pharmacists in low-resource settings where they are the most accessible healthcare professional. Some of these responsibilities include patient confidentiality as well as counseling patients on medication use, lifestyle as well as other personal matters that may arise in relation to their health. Mental health services including psychotherapy provide a range of therapeutic techniques that enable the patients (individual or groups) to develop effective coping strategies towards emotional and psychological difficulties, via methodic interactions with a mental health expert. In this commentary, we share suggestions on how to improve community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria. With the expanding roles and responsibility for pharmacists beyond medication-related concerns comes the challenge of matching up the training of pharmacists with the broadening scope of practice in Nigeria. However, as pertinent as that might be, there are existing knowledge and competency gaps in keeping up with this trend. To correct these shortfalls, we contend that the training curricula for pharmacists in Nigeria be reviewed and/or expanded to provide adequate knowledge for pharmacy undergraduates and pharmacists about non-drug mental health care which will also impact psychotherapy services during their practice especially in the community settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2fcac5c1c9e416cab2f307d2babfeea2023-12-07T15:28:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice2052-32112021-12-0114110.1186/s40545-021-00316-912315234Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in NigeriaAdeboye Olakunle Bamgboye0Ibrahim Adebayo Hassan1Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi2Rachael Oluwatoyosi Farayola3Theogene Uwizeyimana4Faculty of Pharmacy,Department of Pharmacy,Faculty of Pharmacy,Faculty of Pharmacy,Department of Public Health,In Nigeria, there is a prevalence of aversive life circumstances that frequently assail the mental health and well-being of the citizens, mitigating the impact of which necessitates the institution of psychotherapy and other mental health care methods. These responsibilities, however, appear to be much more for pharmacists in low-resource settings where they are the most accessible healthcare professional. Some of these responsibilities include patient confidentiality as well as counseling patients on medication use, lifestyle as well as other personal matters that may arise in relation to their health. Mental health services including psychotherapy provide a range of therapeutic techniques that enable the patients (individual or groups) to develop effective coping strategies towards emotional and psychological difficulties, via methodic interactions with a mental health expert. In this commentary, we share suggestions on how to improve community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria. With the expanding roles and responsibility for pharmacists beyond medication-related concerns comes the challenge of matching up the training of pharmacists with the broadening scope of practice in Nigeria. However, as pertinent as that might be, there are existing knowledge and competency gaps in keeping up with this trend. To correct these shortfalls, we contend that the training curricula for pharmacists in Nigeria be reviewed and/or expanded to provide adequate knowledge for pharmacy undergraduates and pharmacists about non-drug mental health care which will also impact psychotherapy services during their practice especially in the community settings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-021-00316-9pharmacistscommunity pharmacymental health servicesnigeria |
| spellingShingle | Adeboye Olakunle Bamgboye Ibrahim Adebayo Hassan Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi Rachael Oluwatoyosi Farayola Theogene Uwizeyimana Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice pharmacists community pharmacy mental health services nigeria |
| title | Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria |
| title_full | Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria |
| title_short | Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria |
| title_sort | towards improving community pharmacy based mental health services in nigeria |
| topic | pharmacists community pharmacy mental health services nigeria |
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