Non-Mental Health Workers’ Attitudes and Perceptions Towards People with Mental Illness in a Tertiary Health Facility in Damaturu, North East Nigeria

Oderinde Kehinde Oyeyemi; Dada Mobolaji Usman; Kundi Babagana Machina; Tsuung Ason Benjamin; Ahmed Hauwa Kudale; Dahiru Asmau Mohammed Chubado; Tanko Salihu Tanimu; Yusuff Alhaji Abdulkareem; Ezra-Oderinde Wonderful Efosa; Awunor Nyemike Simeon; Umar Mohammed Abubakar

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Non-Mental Health Workers’ Attitudes and Perceptions Towards People with Mental Illness in a Tertiary Health Facility in Damaturu, North East Nigeria

Oderinde Kehinde Oyeyemi, Dada Mobolaji Usman, Kundi Babagana Machina, Tsuung Ason Benjamin, Ahmed Hauwa Kudale, Dahiru Asmau Mohammed Chubado, Tanko Salihu Tanimu, Yusuff Alhaji Abdulkareem, Ezra-Oderinde Wonderful Efosa, Awunor Nyemike Simeon, Umar Mohammed Abubakar

Published in American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (Volume 6, Issue 2)

Received: 5 May 2018 Accepted: 5 June 2018 Published: 9 July 2018

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Abstract

Health workers are not completely free from the myths, unfavourable beliefs and unpleasant attitudes towards people with mental illness. Most of these perceptions and attitudes towards mental illness are far from the scientific view and these may negatively affect treatment seeking and adherence. However, there is need for mental health education, advocacy and awareness among health workers in order to reduce stigma against mental illness and deepen their supportive roles in the delivery of mental health services.

Published in	American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (Volume 6, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajpn.20180602.13
Page(s)	46-50
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2018. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Non-Mental Health Workers, Attitudes and Perception, Mental Illness

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Oderinde Kehinde Oyeyemi, Dada Mobolaji Usman, Kundi Babagana Machina, Tsuung Ason Benjamin, Ahmed Hauwa Kudale, et al. Non-Mental Health Workers’ Attitudes and Perceptions Towards People with Mental Illness in a Tertiary Health Facility in Damaturu, North East Nigeria. Am J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2018;6(2):46-50. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20180602.13

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Oderinde Kehinde Oyeyemi

Department of Mental Health and Substance Addiction Treatment, Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, Nigeria
Dada Mobolaji Usman

Department of Psychiatry, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Kundi Babagana Machina

Department of Psychiatry, Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, Nigeria
Tsuung Ason Benjamin

Department of Family Medicine, Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, Nigeria
Ahmed Hauwa Kudale

Department of Mental Health, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Dahiru Asmau Mohammed Chubado

Department of Mental Health, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Tanko Salihu Tanimu

Department of Family Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
Yusuff Alhaji Abdulkareem

Department of Family Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
Ezra-Oderinde Wonderful Efosa

Clinical Psychology Unit, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City, Nigeria
Awunor Nyemike Simeon

Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Umar Mohammed Abubakar

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria

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