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NJP. 2022; 20(2): 32-37


Psychiatric Emergencies and Content of Psychopathology during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Nigerian Hospital: A Preliminary Report

J. U. ONU, T. O. IYIDOBI, T. I. OLATAYO, A. OZOAGU.




Abstract

ABSTRACT
Background: The Covid-19
pandemic has diverse implications
for mental health. However, the
exact nature of this relationship is
not fully understood. This study
aimed to compare the pattern of
diagnoses and the dimensions of
symptoms at the emergency unit
before and during the first wave of
Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria, and
highlight the changes seen in the
content of psychopathology in the
study period.

Key words: K e y w o r d s : P s y c h i a t r i c , Emergencies, Covid-19, Content, Psychopathology, Nigeria






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