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Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba
The Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, also known as Yaba Psychiatric Hospital or Yaba Left, is a Nigerian Federal psychiatric hospital in Yaba, a suburb of Lagos.[1]
| Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital | |
|---|---|
Main Entrance, Psychiatric Hospital Yaba. | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yaba, Lagos Mainland, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 6°30′20″N 3°22′25″E / 6.505432°N 3.373566°ECoordinates: 6°30′20″N 3°22′25″E / 6.505432°N 3.373566°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Specialists |
| Services | |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Yaba Asylum |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Nigeria |
History
Yaba Psychiatric Hospital was established in Lagos in 1907 as Yaba Asylum. Mental health care was provided by medical officers before the emergence of mental health professionals; psychiatrists and psychologists in custodial interventions.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Fed Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, pioneers biological psychiatry in West Africa". The Vanguard. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Oyedeji Ayonrinde; Oye Gureje; Rahmaan Lawal (1 June 2004). "Psychiatric research in Nigeria: bridging tradition and modernization". The British Journal of Psychiatry. (6) 536-538 (154): 536–538. doi:10.1192/bjp.184.6.536. PMID 15172949.
- ^ Arthur John Jex-Blake; John Ambrose Carman (2003). The East African Medical Journal, Volume 80, Issues 7-12. East African Medical Journal (University of California). Medical Association of East Africa (British Medical Association).
- ^ Kamaldeep Bhui (2012). Culture and Mental Health: A comprehensive textbook. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-444-1136-62.
- ^ "Yaba Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital seeks improved funding". The Vanguard. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Psychiatric hospital now market, says MD". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Marleen Dekker; Rijk van Dijk (2010). Markets of Well-being: Navigating Health and Healing in Africa. Vol. 9. BRILL. ISBN 978-9-004-2011-01.
- ^ "Psychiatric hospital records more mental cases". The Nation. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Sola Ogundipe (27 December 2016). "We treated more patients in 2016, received less funds from FG". The Vanguard. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links
Official website