As part of activities to mark the World Mental Health Day (WMHD), Tuesday, October 10, 2017, The Retreat, Nigeria’s purpose built private mental hospital, based in Ikorodu, Lagos will hold a mental awareness and free mental health screening on the same day at 10 am.

As part of activities to mark the World Mental Health Day (WMHD), Tuesday, October 10, 2017, The Retreat, Nigeria’s purpose built private mental hospital, based in Ikorodu, Lagos will hold a mental awareness and free mental health screening on the same day at 10 am.

The Retreat, Nigeria’s purpose built private mental hospital, based in Ikorodu, will hold a mental awareness and free mental health screening on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 to mark the World Mental Health Day.

Psychiatric Expert, Dr. Olawale Olagunjoye, is the Executive Director of the first private psychiatric hospital in Nigeria and West Africa, The Retreat. In this interview with Martins Ifijeh and Ayodeji Ake, he highlights causes of mental disorders including alcohol, poverty, stress and prescription drugs. He also talked on why he is starting the health facility 

A consultant addiction specialist, and Chief Medical Director, The Retreat Mental Hospital, Dr. Olawale Lagundoye, has identified alcohol consumption, sleep induced drugs, noise pollution among others as  factors that can trigger mental disorders in individuals.