Protest after Peru classifies transsexuality as mental disorder
LGBTQ groups protested Friday outside Peru's health ministry after the government issued a decree listing transsexualism as a mental disorder.
Mental disorder: How economic, security uncertainties, COVID-19 fuel numbers
Times are hard. The country’s economy is comatose. There is insecurity nationwide. Nigerians are still recovering from the damages done to their health and economy by COVID-19.
WHO says nearly one billion people have mental disorder
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to the latest UN data.
1 in 4 Nigerians suffer mental disorder, says physiologist
Prof. Bamidele Owoyele, the President, the Ilorin Neuroscience Group (ING) says one out of every four Nigerians suffer one form of mental disorder or the other.
Mental disorder and societal challenges
Every year, like clockwork, swathes of people under a defined umbrella go through some routine to bring about the awareness on certain issues that affect humanity.
650,000 IDPs may suffer mental disorder in North East
The World Health Organisation (WHO) North East Emergency Manager, Dr. Collins Owili, has said with the prevalence of mental illness among 24.5 million Nigerians, 650, 000...
24m Nigerians at risk of mental disorder, WHO warns
The World Health Organisation yesterday warned that over 24 million Nigerians may suffer from various mental illnesses, a situation worsened by the dismal number of health institutions and professionals. The disorder is
US driver targeted family because they looked Muslim
A California man who deliberately drove into a crowd of people, injuring eight, did so because he thought they were Muslim, police said Friday. The driver, 34-year-old Isaiah Peoples, reportedly targeted the
Nigeria losing war against drug abuse
The issue of drug and substance abuse among the teeming youths in Nigeria has taken a new dimension, as the problem is much bigger than projected decades ago. Before now, drug and
Bridging care gaps in mental disorder, substance abuse
Mental disorder, also called mental illness, psychological disorder, or psychiatric disorder, is a mental or behavioural pattern that causes either suffering or poor ability to function in ordinary life.