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People living with mental disorder in Nigeria amidst COVID‐19: Challenges, implications, and recommendations
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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:41 authored by Abdullahi T. Aborode, Anna C. Corriero, Qasim Mehmood, Arisha Nawaz, Aayush, Prashant Upadhyay, Rawa Badri, Mohammad M. HasanCOVID-19 has become a global public health obstacle. This disease has caused negligence on mental health institutions, decreased trust in the healthcare system and traditional and religious beliefs, and has created a widespread stigma on people living with mental health illness, specifically in Nigeria. The increase of COVID-19 cases that have exhausted the healthcare system in Nigeria have brought further negligence to people living with mental disorder, thus increasing the burden of the disease on these patients. Overall, this article considerably highlighted the need for equal accessibility to healthcare resources, as well as the requirement of proper attention and care for mental health patients in Nigeria. This article discusses the challenges that surfaced because of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with mental illness and their implications, as well as suggesting necessary actions and recommendations.
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37Issue number
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1191-1198Publication title
International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementISSN
1099-1751External DOI
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WileyLanguage
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2022-02-15Legacy Faculty/School/Department
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