Mental illness
BellaNaija. In the first part which you can read here, I explained the inheritance of mental illness: how it works, and why the answer to the question is, “Yes and no.” You can enjoy this post without reading that first, but be sure to check it out, because that’s
Mental illness
And that’s where we need to begin… How does heredity work? So I need to explain the following concepts first: - Heredity - Genetic - Familial To answer your question properly, I need to explain each of these terms. Are you up for a crash course in genetics? (It’
Christianity
It’s one thing to say God isn’t bound to answer questions—but entirely another to say one dare not ask them.
Communication
Bella Naija. This version is lightly edited for clarity.
Healthcare
Are you ready to live up to the unspoken expectations? One of my favourite things to do is engaging medical students and new doctors. It’s partly because I remember myself like that, from over a decade ago. I was months from completing medical school and struggling to articulate a
Relationships
You must be familiar with the following scenario. Someone says to another, "That’s a lovely shirt!" The other replies, "This shirt? It's old na! It's getting faded, sef!" Why do we do this to ourselves? The attitude behind these kinds of
resources
This is NOT the same as actually going to see a doctor: the scores don't represent a diagnosis. But I find that, for people who're uncertain about if they might need to see a doctor, this test is one way to help them see they probably
Human nature
The difference between understanding and justifying Just the other day I was trying to describe to a friend the process of someone becoming abusive. (I was trying to go into more detail on my piece on the process of abuse.) I’d barely gotten into my attempt when my friend
Empathy
And what can YOU do to help? This piece was originally posted on Bella Naija. I had a client once who had been involved with a cult. And in telling me about the experience, it was striking to observe the swinging between recognising how messed up the experience had been
Uncategorized
I owe my life to Professor Clive Staples Lewis. I do not say this lightly. He truly changed, and in changing saved, my life. And, in commemoration of his death, I offer up this tribute of sorts.
Media appearances
I was part of a two hour session on Twitter, along with two other medical doctor colleagues, to discuss the new United Nations SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). The SDGs are an update of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were due to be completed by 2015. That goal hasn'
Suicide
The Mental Health Angle I wrote recently on Dr Hestia Thomas, who passed on a few weeks ago, in sudden and unusual circumstances. My thrust in that post (link below) was the danger of trial by social media. But another danger worries me: our unwittingly dangerous attitudes to mental health