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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016

    Today we are talking about mental health and depression. We have a number of guests and following are some of their experiences #InTheMind

    7:21 AM - 15 Feb 2016
    • 114 Retweets
    • 76 Likes
    • Rice Madlyn Caroline Thomsen Alexa Larsen zakariaugass@gmail.c Luqman Atta Donovan Swanepoel Nermine Khattab Ellina Chella Alexina
    23 replies 114 retweets 76 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dr. Edward Nahim, Sierra Leone's sole psychiatrist says: "Psychiatry is not a popular branch of medicine anywhere in the world". #InTheMind

        1 reply 51 retweets 27 likes
      3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He says "It's not lucrative in Sierra Leone, and patients are very poor, so the young medical students stay away from psychiatry" #InTheMind

        1 reply 35 retweets 7 likes
      4. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dr. Nahim: "There are around 600 thousand patients in need of psychiatric help in Sierra Leone, but few seek medical help". #InTheMind

        2 replies 45 retweets 11 likes
      5. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dr. Nahim: "Most of the patients seek treatment from traditional heals, "juju" healers or seek religious guidance" #InTheMind

        1 reply 27 retweets 10 likes
      6. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dr. Nahim: "In Sierra Leone, we often see those suffering from bi-polar, schizophrenia, drug abuse and depression in men" #InTheMind

        2 replies 23 retweets 5 likes
      7. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dr. Nahim: "In Sierra Leone, we also see a lot of people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) from the war". #InTheMind

        1 reply 25 retweets 8 likes
      8. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dr. Nahim: "We see that people living with depression, mental health often face exclusion, stigmatisation and discrimination" #InTheMind

        2 replies 27 retweets 10 likes
      9. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Something one of our guests, Nelson Ojo Anweli in #Uganda could relate to. He shared experience after suffering from depression #InTheMind

        2 replies 14 retweets 5 likes
      10. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Nelson: "I became depressed after losing my wife. Soon after I lost my job, and was also diagnosed with HIV". #InTheMind

        1 reply 15 retweets 8 likes
      11. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Nelson: "I went through a hard time. I couldn't sleep, my mood was low. I withdrew from friends and neighbours". #InTheMind

        1 reply 23 retweets 8 likes
      12. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Nelson: "At one time I wanted to commit suicide". #InTheMind

        2 replies 18 retweets 9 likes
      13. 2 more replies
      1. New conversation
      2. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bassey Ikpi, a Nigerian-Am. mental health advocate, living with bi-polar disorder: "Language is very important when talking about illness"

        3 replies 39 retweets 9 likes
      3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bassey: "Because religion is a big part of Nigerian culture, most people think that mental illness is a spiritual or due to lack of faith"

        3 replies 63 retweets 22 likes
      4. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bassey: "This prevents people who need help from getting help" #InTheMind

        1 reply 34 retweets 14 likes
      5. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bassey: "When people try and seek help, they are told they're not faithful enough or someone is doing juju on them. It makes it difficult"

        2 replies 30 retweets 12 likes
      6. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bassey: "when I first opened up about my illness, I encountered a lot of stigma" #InTheMind

        2 replies 25 retweets 15 likes
      7. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bassey: "For the first time since being diagnosed 10 years ago, I felt ashamed, and felt I needed to keep it quiet" #InTheMind

        2 replies 20 retweets 5 likes
      8. 1 more reply
      1. New conversation
      2. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dr. @ethelmpungu: "Circumstances such as extreme poverty and wars increase the risk to develop mental health problems" #InTheMind

        4 replies 36 retweets 14 likes
      3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dr. @ethelmpungu: "We don't pay attention to early signs/symptoms of mental illness, these go undetected, therefore no early intervention"

        2 replies 29 retweets 6 likes
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