Poor social relationships have a significant negative impact on mental health. Social relationships positively affect major areas of our everyday life, including one’s well-being, functioning, mood and satisfaction with life. Healthy social relationships have been proven to have both short- […]
Posts archive for 2020
LIVING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
The same way empathy is shown towards physically challenged people – where everyone tries to be kind to them to make things go easier on them and not affect their health more – is the same energy that should be […]
LAGOS STATE WELLNESS CENTER (LASWELL): AWARENESS AND SENSITIZATION
The Lagos State Government’s policy on Mental Health advocates for the provision of mental health services and management of common mental health disorders. An approval was received for the establishment of a wellness centre in the Folarin Coker Staff Clinic. […]
Mental Health Training for Primary Health Workers
MeHPriC is an acronym for Mental Health in Primary Care, which is a project developed based on the need to bridge the treatment gap for common mental disorders in Lagos State. The aim is to implement an intervention based on […]
THE LAGOS STATE MOTOPARK HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM
The Motor-park Health and Safety Program is a Lagos State government medical outreach for commercial transporters in the state. The objective is to provide screening services for common non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes. It also aims to prevent blindness and […]
Dealing with Substance Abuse
It is important to explain some key expressions for easy flow of the discuss, such as : Definition and explanation of the topic. Relevance of drug in the society &workplace. Relevant statistics/pattern of use in the society Way forward. […]
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
What We Shall Discuss In This Programme What is Emotional Intelligence? What is Emotion, Mood and Affect? Five Types of Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Emotional Intelligence and Management Emotional Intelligence and Perception Emotional Intelligence and Communication Conclusion Definition […]
Recognizing Depression and Anxiety
INTRODUCTION MENTAL HEALTH AT WORKPLACE: Today’s workplace, with technology, fast-paced growth and decreased resources, can contribute to increased stress Mental wellbeing impacts engagement and productivity at work Mental health of employees are top assets and should be protected It’s time […]
Signs of Self-harm and Suicidal Ideation
Suicide Suicide is not a mental problem in itself, but a serious potential consequence of treatable mental disorder. Suicide is the act of taking one’s life. Suicide terminologies Suicidal behaviour includes completed suicide and attempted suicide Thinking about, considering or […]
COVID-19 AND MENTAL HEALTH
Since Nigeria reported its first COVID-19 patient in February 2020, stress levels have continued to increased. While health workers and other frontline workforce have continued to work tirelessly in responding to the outbreak and trying to contain the spread, Lagosians […]