Tag: Schizophrenia

This is how Churches and Mosques come in to change the narrative on mental illness stigma

There is a trend lately of Nigerians discussing mental health and lamenting the stigma attached to it – arguably due to the copious amount of public education by mental health…

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Listen & learn: 6 infertility myths busted

by Trina Remedios There are some studies which show that age does play an important part in male fertility. These studies found a direct link between paternal age and an…

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Sex game gone wrong: Man, 43, strangled to death by 16-year-old girlfriend (PICTURED)

by Tutu Akinlabi A teenage girl has been arrested and charged after reports that she caused the death of her middle aged boyfriend. 16-year-old Jessica Burlew was said to have…

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Biology 2.0: Miniature ‘human brain’ grown by scientists in a lab

  Miniature "human brains" have been grown in a lab in a feat scientists hope will transform the understanding of neurological disorders. The pea-sized structures reached the same level of…

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Why marriage is the new status symbol + 12 reasons to get hitched quick

by Dr. Charles & Dr. Elizabeth Schmitz Married people have lower rates of depression and schizophrenia than unmarried people. Let's face it, from all of the available research we have reviewed…

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#MentalIllness: No one can ‘choose’ to be mentally ill, and it has no regard for social status, tribe

by Rachel Ogbu There is no simple answer to the question: what causes mental illness as there are lots of reasons why someone might develop it. They might inherit it…

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#MentalIllness : Mental illness stigma limits resources to help- William R. Isemann

by William R. Isemann When someone is battling a physical illness, people rush to help. Fundraisers abound for childhood cancer patients, teenagers who have been in car accidents and parents…

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Schizophrenia? 20-year-old mother throws baby into well (GRAPHIC PHOTO)

Photo: Tribune by Rachel Ogbu A 20-year-old Ganiyat Salawudeen is currently in police custody after allegedly tossing her five-month-old baby into a well. Salawudeen who lives in her mother’s family…

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