How to Admit Someone to a Psychiatric Hospital in Nigeria
How to get a relative into a psychiatric hospital in Nigeria: where to go, what the emergency unit does, what the Mental Health Act allows, and their rights.
Does Stress Cause Pimples? What Dermatologists Say
Stress doesn’t cause acne on its own, but it can make spots worse. Why, what picking and bleaching creams do to skin, and when to see a skin doctor.
Mental Health Statistics in Nigeria: Sourced Data for 2026
How many Nigerians have a mental health condition, get treatment or die by suicide? The best figures, each with its year, place, sample and source.
Psychiatric Hospitals in Kaduna and Zaria: Where to Go
Where to get psychiatric care in Kaduna and Zaria: the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa, ABUTH Shika, KADSAMHSA, costs, and what to do tonight.
Does Stress Cause Weight Gain? Cortisol, Sleep and Eating
Stress can add to weight gain, mostly through eating, sleep and movement; cortisol’s direct role is small. Why you can’t lose weight, and when to see a doctor.
Autism in Women and Girls: Signs and Why It Gets Missed
Many autistic girls and women are missed or diagnosed late. Why it happens, the signs at home, school and work, and how to start an assessment in Nigeria.
Psychiatric Hospitals in Calabar: FNPH Calabar and UCTH
Psychiatric care in Calabar: the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital on Calabar Road, UCTH’s psychiatry department, published fees and emergency help.
Can Stress Cause Hair Loss? Shedding, Edges and Grey Hair
Yes: stress can cause heavy shedding a few months later, and it usually grows back. Tight styles cause lasting loss. Grey hair, edges, and when to see a doctor.
What School Counsellors Do, and What They Keep Private
What a school counsellor does, what you can take to them, and what stays private, including when they’d tell your parents or teachers. For students and parents.
Psychiatric Hospitals in Kano: Dawanau and AKTH
Where to get psychiatric care in Kano: the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital at Dawanau, AKTH, drug treatment, what a first visit involves and emergency help.