Epidemiology and Pattern of Mental Health (Psychiatric) Disorders in Sierra Leone: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study of 4020 Cases.
Mental Health disorders in Sierra Leone showed comparable socio-demographic patterns with findings in regional studies. There are significant gender differences in the frequency of some ICD categories of mental disorders. Substance use is a foremost cause of severe mental illness; thus, campaign of demand reduction will improve the mental health situation of the country.
Authors
- Francis Chike Nnaji
- Nnaemeka Thaddeus Onyishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4068-1165)
- George Eze
- Kpallu Kromba
Institutions
- University of Sierra Leone (SL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-11-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.680
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00