The time is now: reforming Nigeria's outdated mental health laws

• Obianuju Ugochukwu,
• Nkechi Mbaezue,
• Saheed Akinmayowa Lawal,
• Chris Azubogu,
• Taiwo Lateef Sheikh,
• Frédérique Vallières

Affiliations

Obianuju Ugochukwu

Resource Centre, Northgate Hospital, Norfolk and Suffolk National Health Service Foundation Trust, Great Yarmouth NR30 1BU, UK

Nkechi Mbaezue

Department of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

Saheed Akinmayowa Lawal

Department of Sociology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Nigeria

Chris Azubogu

National Assembly, Abuja, Nigeria

Taiwo Lateef Sheikh

Department of Psychiatry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Frédérique Vallières

Trinity Centre for Global Health, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland