OBJECTIVE: There is a paucity of literature on consultation-liaison psychiatry, in northern Nigeria. This study aimed to determine both the pattern of psychiatric referrals, and the attitudes of doctors toward the treatment of mental disorders in a teaching hospital, in northeast Nigeria. METHOD: In this cross-sectional survey, we used a modified version of the self-rated Kumar 12-item questionnaire and a basic socio-demographic questionnaire to assess a non-random convenient sample of 100 postgraduate resident doctors (with a response rate of 70%) from the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). We subjected the data obtained to descriptive statistical analysis, using EPI info (2003), to report averages. RESULTS: A relatively low percentage (57.1%) of doctors acknowledged treating patients with mental disorders in their practice, with a higher proportion acknowledging referral (75%). Nearly one in five (17.6%) of the respondents were unaware that patients with functional illness could have psychological disorders. We found more awareness for psychotherapy (44.1%) than other non-pharmacological treatment interventions, while 10.3% were ignorant of non-pharmacological forms of treatment for psychological problems. CONCLUSION: Although this is a preliminary report, the research reported here demonstrated that doctors in the teaching hospital concerned recognized the need for psychiatric consultation and referral. It is difficult to draw further conclusions because of the limitations of this study.
OBJECTIVE: There is a paucity of literature on consultation-liaison psychiatry, in northern Nigeria. This study aimed to determine both the pattern of psychiatric referrals, and the attitudes of doctors toward the treatment of mental disorders in a teaching hospital, in northeast Nigeria. METHOD: In this cross-sectional survey, we used a modified version of the self-rated Kumar 12-item questionnaire and a basic socio-demographic questionnaire to assess a non-random convenient sample of 100 postgraduate resident doctors (with a response rate of 70%) from the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). We subjected the data obtained to descriptive statistical analysis, using EPI info (2003), to report averages. RESULTS: A relatively low percentage (57.1%) of doctors acknowledged treating patients with mental disorders in their practice, with a higher proportion acknowledging referral (75%). Nearly one in five (17.6%) of the respondents were unaware that patients with functional illness could have psychological disorders. We found more awareness for psychotherapy (44.1%) than other non-pharmacological treatment interventions, while 10.3% were ignorant of non-pharmacological forms of treatment for psychological problems. CONCLUSION: Although this is a preliminary report, the research reported here demonstrated that doctors in the teaching hospital concerned recognized the need for psychiatric consultation and referral. It is difficult to draw further conclusions because of the limitations of this study.
Authors: Brandon A Kohrt; Mark J D Jordans; Elizabeth L Turner; Kathleen J Sikkema; Nagendra P Luitel; Sauharda Rai; Daisy R Singla; Jagannath Lamichhane; Crick Lund; Vikram Patel Journal: Pilot Feasibility Stud Date: 2018-01-24
Authors: Inoka Koshali Wimalaratne; Jane McCarthy; Birit F P Broekman; Klaas Nauta; Samudra Kathriarachchi; Anuprabha Wickramasinghe; Alexander Merkin; Alexander Kursakov; Raz Gross; Doron Amsalem; Xiaoping Wang; Jun Wang; Clarissa de Rosalmeida Dantas; Victoria de Carvalho Pereira; David Menkes Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2021-11-08 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Nagendra P Luitel; Brandon A Kohrt; Bonnie N Kaiser; Dristy Gurung; Sauharda Rai; Anvita Bhardwaj; Manoj Dhakal; Cori L Cafaro; Kathleen J Sikkema; Crick Lund; Vikram Patel; Mark J D Jordans Journal: Int J Ment Health Syst Date: 2022-08-11