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J C Ebie

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PubMed1991

A retrospective study of symptom patterns of cannabis-induced psychosis.

The aim of this study was to find out whether there are any similarities between cannabis psychosis on the one hand and schizophrenia and mania on the other, and to delineate any consistency in the pattern of clinical symptoms of cannabis psychosis. Relevant data were collected from patient's case-notes depicting biographical information and the frequencies of mental symptoms. Age and duration in hospital agreed between the 3 groups. Although several significant differences were recorded in the distribution of mental symptoms, it was not possible to demonstrate a consistent pattern of symptoms typical of cannabis psychosis.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1981

Some sociocultural aspects of the problem of drug abuse in Nigeria.

This paper surveys the literature on drug abuse in Nigeria and attempts to delineate some sociocultural aspects of the problem of drug abuse frequently reported in Nigeria. Changing patterns in age and sex showed that drug abuse now starts at an early age and sex variation depends on the substance of abuse. Girls tend to abuse hypno-sedatives more than boys while the reverse is the case for stimulants. Regarding occupation and social class there are some changing patterns. Cultural changes have attributed to the civil war, industrialization, rapid urbanization and increased exposure to the West. It is hoped that this presentation will generate interest in the study of sociocultural factors in drug abuse aimed at suggesting guidelines for preventive programmes.

Acculturation↗
PubMed1980

Personality and menstruation.

An attempt was made to relate personality to premenstrual tension (PMT), using two groups of 40 parous and 40 mulliparous women, respectively composed of 20 single and 20 married subjects with an age range of 21 to 30 years. The menstrual instruction group had identical age range and means with the nonmenstrual group. Control for pregnancy, use of contraceptives, and irregularity of periods was by exclusion. The influence of civil status and parity was also examined. Standard measures of personality and anxiety were utilized. It was found that: 1) The menstrual instruction group had higher scores in state anxiety than the nonmenstrual group. 2) State anxiety scores were positively and significantly correlated with trait anxiety scores. 3) The differences in state anxiety between the menstrual and nonmenstrual groups manifested in the form of exaggeration of symptomm reporting. 4) The Maudsley Personality Inventory did not discriminate between our menstrual and nonmenstrual groups. 5) The global scores of the premenstrual sympto checklist did not discriminate between our menstrual and nonmenstrual groups but the sections on breast, urinary, and pelvic symptoms did. 6) Neither marital status nor parity by itself had any significant effect on the performance of our menstrual and nonmenstrual groups.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

A report of juvenile delinquency over a two year period in Benin City.

From April 1969 to March 1971, 535 juvenile offenders were arraigned before a juvenile court in Benin City, Nigeria. Of these 282 (52.71%) were males while the rest 253 (47.29%) were females. Their ages ranged between 6 and 17 years. The majority of offenders in the study were in the 12--16 year age group. The most common offences for which the offenders were arraigned were hawking, stealing and assault, in order of frequency of occurrence. While male offenders were more often encountered in stealing and assault, females featured more in hawking. The juvenile delinquency rate in the population is 53:10,000.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1976

A review of patients admitted to the female psychiatric ward of a University College Hospital in Nigeria.

A review of patients admitted to a six bedded female psychiatric ward of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria over a seven year period is presented. 391 patients (accounting for 469 admissions) were admitted to the ward during the period under review. Young persons, those who had ever been married, and Christians predominated in the cohort. Although, the hospital serves the whole country, a majority of the patients came from the Region in which the hospital is situated and most of the patients were admitted from the outpatient clinics of the hospital. Psychosis formed the largest diagnostic category with schizophrenia predominating in this group. Paranoid symptoms were common. Sixty-three percent of the patients were discharged within one month of admission with only 6% spending longer than 60 days in the ward. 85% were assessed as having improved on discharge. There was a high defaulter rate at the follow-up clinics.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1976

Towards improving the administrative machinery for health care in the Midwestern State of Nigeria.

The paper discusses the present machinery for the administration of health care facilities in the Midwestern State of Nigeria and makes suggestions for improvement. The multiplicity of autonomous authorities involved in the running of health care facilities and the compartmentalization of health care into 'preventive' aspects (managed by the State Ministry of Health and Local Authorities) and 'curative' aspects (managed by the State Hospitals Management Board) are seen as the main disadvantages of the present system. A new administrative set-up is suggested, the highlights of which include the creation of a number of Area Health Boards that will have responsibility for all State Government and Local Authority health care facilities in their respective geographically defined areas of jurisdiction (this will abolish the artificial division between the administrations of 'preventive' and 'curative' aspects of health care), more professional divisions in the state Ministry of Health (which will retain responsibility on behalf of government for policy matters and the provision of health care facilities) than at the moment, a State Health Service Commission and A State Health Advisory Committee. It is important for doctors and other personnel in the health care field to know something about the administrative machinery of the health care delivery system in which they work. Apart from doctors who are trained in certain postgraduate fields, most other doctors do not appear to have any formal training in or early exposure to medical administration and yet, some of them get called upon during their career to undertake administrative duties at a very high level. This paper describes the present system of administration of health care facilities in the Midwestern State and offers suggestions for consideration for improvement. It is a well known fact that the administration of health care facilities in the Midwestern State has improved considerably in recent years. The suggestions in this paper are offered in the belief that they will stimulate discussion and eventually contribute towards further improving the administrative machinery for health care delivery in the State. The geographical entity now known as the Midwestern State was earlier known as the Midwest Region from 1963 until 1967 when it became the Midwestern State. It occupies an area of about 15,000 sq. miles, has a population of nearly three million people and is divided into fourteen administrative divisions.

Delivery of Health Care↗
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Drug abuse in Nigeria: a review of epidemiological studies.

This paper reviews the available literature on the epidemiology of drug abuse in Nigeria. Depending on the definition used, substances which are abused include antibiotics, antidiarrhoeals, laxatives, pain-relieving drugs, sedatives, amphetamines and cannabis. This review is, however, limited to studies on substances which alter behaviour or mood. These drugs include cannabis, sedative-hypnotics, amphetamines and alcohol. For some classes of drugs there has been a noticeable shift in patterns of drug abuse, for example, from abuse of methaqualone to barbiturates. The abuse of volatile solvents and other substances has also been noted. The review shows that there is no age limit among drug abusers. Studies on the influence of social class have been contradictory. Factors which indicate a predisposition to initial drug use have been similar to those reported in other cultures. Although the studies agreed on the classes of drugs abused and the changing patterns of drug abuse, there has been no uniform reporting system. This situation is attributed to financial constraints. Large-scale surveys which should incorporate most of the core items in any epidemiological study on substance abuse have been suggested.

Adolescent↗