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Economic Recession Induced Mental Health Disorders Ravaging Nigerians on HWN HIGHLIGHT
Nigeria is in a recession, the economy going from bad to worse.
Many have lost their jobs and more employers are still downsizing to reduce cost.
Prices of commodities have doubled as the purchasing power has diminished with many finding it harder to meet their financial obligations .
All these come at a cost: a rise in mental health disorders.
In recent times, there have been increases in cases of documented suicides, violent crimes, depression, and alcohol dependency among other vices that go with economic recession.
Investigation revealed that most Nigerians, rich and poor do not visit hospitals when they or their relatives show any sign of mental illness. They rather take the patient to religious houses or traditional medicine practitioner and only go to hospital when there are complications.
It was also found that there is stigma associated with visiting a psychiatrist or having been treated for mental health issues, which is fuelling the patronage of quacks, religious bodies and traditional medicine practitioners.
A visit to Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos confirmed the findings: Only severe cases are brought to the hospital;and the centre has not recorded any appreciable increase in the number of patients despite the obvious increase in the number of mental health-related conditions in the country.
The WHO has confirmed that economic crisis is expected to produce secondary mental health effects that may increase suicide and alcohol death rates.
To the WHO ,Mental health is not merely the absence of mental disorders or symptoms but also a resource supporting overall well-being and productivity.
However, it is not all bad news. A recent global study indicates that people live longer during recessions because it forces people to be frugal, cook at home, and stop driving cars.
Source: Guardian, HWN Africa.
: 2016-08-16 19:14:51 | : 1475
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