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Epilepsy & seizures: what they are & what you need to know

That’s really all there is to it. Now before we get into how this works out… Fast facts 50 million: number of people with epilepsy 1 in 10 people have had a seizure before 80% of people with epilepsy live in low and middle income countries (LAMIC) 70% of

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Post Pregnancy Depression – A New Mother’s Unwanted Visitor

Bella Naija. May 10 was Mother’s day, and May 11-17 is Mental Health Awareness Week 2015. So in honour of both, I’ll be talking today about a major mental health issue that affects mothers: “baby blues” and post-pregnancy depression. “Hey honey, did you sleep?” Iyabo stared back at

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“Baby blues” & post-pregnancy depression

I did a series of tweets in honour of Mothers Day, addressing common mental health issues that new mothers face, but which often go unrecognised by both the mothers, their doctors and those who love them: baby blues and post-pregnancy depression. (And a mention of post-pregnancy psychosis.) Enjoy![View the

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Koro: The mystery of the missing manhood

Last week I shared the TALE OF TAMEDO: the story of a man on the streets. If you missed that episode, or you’d like to see it again in one piece, you can find it here. Today I’ll be shining the light on another often misunderstood aspect of

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The tale of Tamedo: an inside look at a streetperson with mental illness

As a psychiatrist, one of the commonest things I find (besides people wondering why I chose psychiatry) is that a lot of people often think mental illness is “out there.” Something that happens to white people. Or rich people. Or people with nothing better to do. Or people who abuse

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Understanding the two sides of bipolar disorder

my Bella Naija article of a couple weeks ago, and I want to go into more detail here. I've noticed a common fundamental mistake when people talk about bipolar disorder (or just “bipolar”). I took it on in the BellaNaija article, but I’m not sure I captured

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Schizophrenia: The mental disorder people call "madness"

October 10 every year is World Mental Health Day, and the theme for this year is Living With Schizophrenia. In commemoration of the theme, I will be talking about schizophrenia in this post, and in the follow-up posts. Olujimi wasn't sure when it started, but he knew for

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What it's like to have dementia

by The Prime Minister's Office Because in the last six months, it's been more scary than fun. You see, Grandma has been kind of forgetful. And this isn't your regular forgetting either. She's been forgetting even the names of her own children