Psychiatric hospital records more mental cases in 2016 [MUST READ]
The Federal Neuro Psychiatry Hospital, Yaba, has said it attended to more patients this year. (2016) Acting Managing Director Dr Richard Adebayo said the increase was 111 per cent. According to a breakdown, there were 32,261 females to last year’s 13,730, a 135 per cent rise, and 21,026 male attendance against last year’s 11,537, an 82 per cent rise. Dr Adebayo spoke yesterday in Lagos while giving this year’s annual report. He said new patients recorded this year were 4,031 compared to last year’s 2,531, a 59 per cent rise compared to last year. The breakdown showed 2,001 males compared to last year’s 1,306 (53 per cent rise) and 2,030 females compared to last year’s 1,225. Those admitted rose from 594 last year to 867, with 37 per cent increase for males, 487 this year against 356 last year; 380 females this year against 238 last year, a 60 per cent rise. Also, there is 25 per cent rise in deaths – with four males this year against one last year, a 300 p...