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Acceptability and challenges of implementing the NICE guidelines for schizophrenia in Lagos, Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Adeniran Okewole ,
Mobolaji Dada ,
Adefemi Adeoye ,
Kehinde Lawal  and
Taiwo Oduguwa
Adeniran Okewole
Affiliation:
Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Nigeria, email niranokewole@gmail.com
Mobolaji Dada
Affiliation:
Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ekiti, Nigeria
Adefemi Adeoye
Affiliation:
Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Kehinde Lawal
Affiliation:
Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Taiwo Oduguwa
Affiliation:
Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Abstract

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This study aimed to examine the suitability and challenges of implementing in a Nigerian tertiary mental health facility the guidelines for the management of schizophrenia produced by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The study was based on a group discussion at the Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos. A panel of ten individuals (consultants, senior registrars, senior psychologists and senior social workers and nurses) discussed the guidelines, having been given ample time to study the document. Five patients were also interviewed. Some of the recommendations of the NICE guidelines are already being practised in the hospital to various extents. Full implementation would be hampered by a shortage of human resources and financial constraints. The guidelines need to factor in sociocultural differences. The NICE guidelines with modifications are suitable for use in a Nigerian setting.

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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue S1: Research Supplement , May 2015 , pp. S-23 - S-25
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