Use of coercion in mental healthcare services in Nigeria: Service providers' perspective.

Deborah Oyine AluhOlaniyi AyilaraJustus Uchenna OnuBarbara PedrosaManuela Silva Ugnė GrigaitėMargarida Santos-DiasGraça Cardoso José Miguel Caldas de Almeida

Published in: Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) (2023)

Coercion was perceived to be ultimately beneficial in mental health practice. There is need for a new mental health legislation and more resources for mental health care in Nigeria to address the problem of coercion.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
mental illness
primary care
quality improvement
social support
depressive symptoms
affordable care act