Posttraumatic stress disorder and psycho-social impairment following snakebite in Northeastern Nigeria.
Zaharaddeen G HabibAuwalu S SalihuMuhammad HamzaAhmad M YakasaiGarba IliyasuIbrahim Musa YolaMustafa I GudajiSaidu B AbubakarAbdulrazaq Garba HabibPublished in: International journal of psychiatry in medicine (2020)
Snakebite is complicated by features of posttraumatic stress disorder, poor quality of life, and psycho-social impairments in northeastern Nigeria. Detection, monitoring, and appropriate management interventions should be provided and made more accessible to snakebite victims to ameliorate mental and psychological impairment.