Isolation or loneliness and inaccessibility to mental health practitioners can also be risk factors,” he said. Depression and mental health are very important. However, in a chat with Saturday PUNCH, a mental health expert, Dr Bright Eshiet, said the laws should be expunged from the criminal and penal codes. “The country is already fraught with undiagnosed mental health issues. He said, “The Mental Health Act should be adopted at the subnational level and state governments should ensure that citizens have access to mental healthcare.

Source: Punch January 27, 2024 03:10 UTC