Preparing for your visit
Be rest assured of the best of empathic care and support as an individual planning to visit the hospital for assessment and treatment or as a caregiver bringing someone for such. Our services are affordable as we aim to make quality mental healthcare services accessible to all Nigerians.
The hospital has a main center at Yaba that caters for adults and older adults, and an annex at Oshodi that attends to the mental health needs of children, adolescents and adults that require intensive rehabilitation.
Registration and Assessment
The hospital has two points of entry for individuals presenting for the first time; the emergency and amenity departments. The emergency unit is opened 24 hours a day, and throughout the week, while the amenity unit opens 8am -4pm, Monday to Friday. At either of the entry points, a doctor carries out an initial assessment (triage) after which an assessment form is issued. You will then be directed to make payment at the account unit, then get registered at the records unit (these are all happening within the same space), after which you will have a detailed assessment by an assigned doctor.
After the comprehensive assessment, a decision will be arrived at whether to treat as an inpatient or outpatient, depending on a number of factors like severity of illness, safety of the patient and others.
B. DURING YOUR STAY
Hospital amenities – The hospital has spacious parking spaces, solar powered street lights, CCTV cameras at strategic places to ensure safety of lives and properties. Also, there is constant electricity and water supply with very neat spaces (consulting rooms, lobbies, wards and clinics).
Patients´ Rights and Responsibilities – Respect for patients autonomy is paramount to our practice through protection of privacy (consultation of each patient takes place in safe, enclosed room), confidentiality (information obtained are used only for the sake of patient´s treatment and ensuring safety of the patient and other people around them), obtaining informed consent for procedures and respecting patients values.
Care Team –
We provide multidisciplinary mental health services involving professionals such as Psychiatrists, Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Medical Laboratory Scientists, Physiotherapists. We also have a Physical health clinic manned by Consultant Family Physicians, and where Neurology, Cardiology and other specialist medical clinics take place.
YOUR CARE AND TREATMENT
Treatment Options– Your doctors will explain all available treatment options so that you can make an informed decision. Every treatment option that you select has a holistic (Bio-psycho-social) approach.
Medication Management - Information about the benefits of the treatment options, data on success rates, potential side effects, and what to do in case of emergency will be provided.
Clinic Days -For patients that will be managed as outpatients, the following are the clinic days for the different sub-specialties;
Yaba
Monday – General adult psychiatry clinic
Tuesday – Substance use disorder and addiction clinic
Thursday – Forensic psychiatry clinic
Friday – Geriatric psychiatry clinic
Oshodi
Rehabilitation Psychiatry – Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Tuesday and Thursday.
Discharge Instructions and Follow-up Care - The multidisciplinary team upon discharge will provide clear instructions on post-discharge care, including achieving medication adherence and follow-up treatments.
Resources for Ongoing Care – Such as support groups and psychotherapy groups are also provided to ensure optimal treatment outcome.
Patient Education – For more education on mental health conditions and how to achieve mental wellness, visit us.
"The foremost Mental Health Institution in Nigeria"
8 Harvey Road, Yaba Lagos.
101245
+2349060001907,