Identifying untreated clinical depression as the ultimate contribution to the phenomenon
Medical experts warned of a strong buildup of suicide attempts and instances due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). They knew of untreated clinical depression as the biggest contributor to suicides in Nigeria, as well as being a man.
The psychiatrist under the auspices of the assignment of the Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (SURPIN) at Lagos University Hospital (LUTH), in an interactive online session, said the suicide rate in Nigeria according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is 9,5 consistent with 100,000 people who said so compared to 6. 5 consistent with 100,000 in 2012.
A representative psychiatrist and SURPIN coordinator, Dr. Raphael E. Ogbolu, said: “The suicide rate of 9. 5 is consistent with another 100,000 people, the last rate recorded according to WHO in 2015 and is expected to be until the end of 2020. Officially, however, the challenge is that there is a three-way construction between 2012 and 2015. The risks are not unusual. The greatest contribution to suicide is untreated clinical depression and therefore the fight against clinical depression is La more productive way to combat suicide. Other threats come with being a man. We found that more men die by suicide, even as more women seek to commit suicide. Having a chronic illness is a threat and anyone who has ever tried Most likely Suicide is dying by suicide Despair in someone’s life is one thing in suicide Addiction is a threat to suicide.
“Identifiable non-unusual stressors on our hotlines have shown things like marital conflict, money cheating, educational challenges. We have other callers who have called because they belong to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) network and Nigeria is a Somewhat complicated for them, we have had other people who have called for other similar reasons.
Ogbolu added: “What we do is that every six months we analyzed our call data, research in June this year showed that since we started in 2017, the calls we won in May were the highest. Let’s say COVID-19 has had an effect on people’s lives. “
To help tackle the stage and commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day, SURPIN will host a national electronic conference on “Together for Collaborative Resilience” on Saturday, September 12 at 10 a. m. The sub-item is the resilience of construction after C0VID-19, Ogbolu said. that SURPIN is the pioneer of suicide prevention in Nigeria and is Nigeria’s largest structured suicide prevention organization with a presence in 32 states of the country and more than a hundred professionals interested in saving lives through its hotlines, education and other activities.
The additional psychiatrist explained: “This year, Nigeria has been plagued by COVID-19, as have other countries in the world and the resulting uncertainty, disruption of the general lifestyles of the past have caused resistance from many other people and , therefore, they have exposed many other various points that contribute to the suicidal tendency through compromising intellectual well-being, we have already noticed this in our calls to the hotline, during which we obtained the highest number of calls since its start in 2017. These were highs probably due to lockdown and restrictions. We took into account the first wave of higher calls.
“We are involved that there may be a wave of moments after the full reopening when others return to school and begin to face the monetary effect of COVID-19, i. e. disorders such as bad debts to borrowers and dating conflicts, among others. This reported the selection of the topic and sub-item of the conference.
Additionally, as a component of this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day commemoration activities, Ogbolu said SURPIN held an Enlightenment video / drama festival. Theater companies and theater or videography enthusiasts had until August 31, 2020 to submit five-minute videos selling suicide prevention. He said that the objective of the festival is for Nigerians to tell the story of suicide and the points that give it a contribution in their artistic tactics that will also serve to teach the population. The procedure can also uncover the skill and you will interact with young people and others in a constructive way in such uncertain times. This is just one of the artistic tactics that SURPIN tries to interact with other people and advertise intellectual well-being. “So we invite others to attend and learn more about tactics for intellectual wellness now and after COVID-19. Visit the online page www. surpinng. com to log in and get more details. The convention is sponsored by the Goethe Institut and the Edo National Chapter of the Women Medical Association of Nigeria (MWAN) and in collaboration with Insight Health Consulting and Boom Radio, and without them this would not have been possible. SURPIN continues to receive support through LUTH, where it all began, ”said Ogbolu.