Post-partum depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction: A perspective from Southeastern Nigeria

JI Odinka, M Nwoke, JBC Chukwuorji… - South African Journal of …, 2018 - ajol.info
Background: Many studies have noted the high prevalence of post-partum depression (PPD)
and anxiety associated with poor marital satisfaction, albeit amidst a dearth of literature on …

A systematic review of factors prolonging or reducing the duration of untreated psychosis for people with psychosis in low‐and middle‐income countries

M Paquin‐Goulet, R Krishnadas… - Early Intervention in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This review aims to identify factors that may prolong or reduce the duration of untreated
psychosis for people with psychosis in low‐and middle‐income countries. Methods …

[PDF][PDF] Thyroid hormone levels in chronic schizophrenic patients: association with psychopathology

S Telo, S Bilgic, N Karabulut - West Indian Med J, 2016 - mona.uwi.edu
Objectives: Thyroid disorders are highly prevalent in patients with schizophrenia. Changes
in the levels of thyroid hormones cause the occurrence of psychiatric disorders and affect the …

Clinical correlates of first episode early onset psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

S Paruk, K Jhazbhay, K Singh, B Sartorius… - Journal of Child & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The study of first episode early onset psychosis can yield many clues to
understanding the early development of psychosis and guide interventions to decrease …

Dependent personality, mindful awareness, and marital satisfaction and their association with postpartum psychological distress in two tertiary hospitals, Southeast …

JI Odinka, M Nwoke, JBC Chukwuorji… - Journal of Health Care …, 2020 - muse.jhu.edu
This study assessed dependent personality, marital satisfaction, and mindful awareness and
their association with postpartum depression and anxiety. It was a cross-sectional study of …

Antipsychotics-related hyperprolactinaemia among patients with schizophrenia in Maiduguri

FB Shettima, MA Wakil, TL Sheikh… - South African Journal …, 2024 - journals.co.za
Background Hyperprolactinaemia among patients on antipsychotic medications is generally
overlooked due to lack of outwardly visible symptoms, patient resistance to reporting …

Clinical implication of smoking among patients with schizophrenia at a Tertiary Institution in South East Nigeria

C Aguocha, R Uwakwe, E Olose, K Amadi… - African health …, 2018 - ajol.info
Background: The chronic and debilitating nature of schizophrenia creates a disease with
marked clinical and economic consequences. Smoking in schizophrenia appears to be …

[PDF][PDF] Mental health care of homeless mentally ill Patients in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria: Rehabilitation model, challenges and Strategies for improvement

U Nwaopara, F Abasiubong, O Umoh - J Int Res Med Pharm Sci, 2016 - researchgate.net
Background: The care of mentally ill in many developing countries suggests a marked
coincidence of chronicity, with a sizeable number of apparently homeless mentally ill …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical predictors of duration of untreated psychosis: Exploring psychosocial and clinical predictors of duration of untreated psychosis in first-episode …

J Myaba, CM Mwale, VC Jumbe - Malawi Medical Journal, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Method A quantitative cross-sectional study, using secondary data from an early intervention
study project was done in Mzuzu, Malawi. We analysed 140 adult participants enrolled in …

[PDF][PDF] Help-seeking behaviour of individuals with mental illness before pursuing professional mental health care services in Lagos, Nigeria

AO Coker, O Olibamoyo, AO Adewunmi… - …, 2019 - comedjournal.com
Introduction: Due to the social stigma associated with mental illness, to avoid the sigma,
individuals with mental illness opt to seek help from variety of sources before eventually …