Abiodun Adewuya

Professor of Public Mental Health at Lagos State University College of Medicine

Research Expertise

Mental Health
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Social Psychology
Health (social science)
Epidemiology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neurology (clinical)
Neurology
Reproductive Medicine
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Biological Psychiatry
Oncology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Applied Psychology
Developmental Neuroscience
Family Practice
Infectious Diseases
Dermatology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Pharmacology (medical)
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Immunology and Allergy
Health Informatics
Pshychiatric Mental Health
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Cognitive Neuroscience

About

Prof. Adewuya is a professor of public mental health at Lagos State University College of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Psychiatry of both the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Physicians.

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Publications

Validity of the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a screening tool for depression amongst Nigerian university students
Journal of Affective Disorders
2006
Depression amongst Nigerian university students
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2006
Validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) among Nigerian university students
Sleep Medicine
2007
Impact of postnatal depression on infants' growth in Nigeria
Journal of Affective Disorders
2008
Post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth in Nigerian women: prevalence and risk factors
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2006
Prevalence and correlates of depression in late pregnancy among Nigerian women
Depression and Anxiety
2006
VALIDATION OF THE ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST (AUDIT) AS A SCREENING TOOL FOR ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS AMONG NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Alcohol and Alcoholism
2005
Doctors’ attitude towards people with mental illness in Western Nigeria
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2007
Sociodemographic and Obstetric Risk Factors for Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in Nigerian Women
Journal of Psychiatric Practice
2005
Social Distance Towards People with Mental Illness in Southwestern Nigeria
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
2008
Prevalence of and risk factors for anxiety and depressive disorders in Nigerian adolescents with epilepsy
Epilepsy & Behavior
2005
Relationship between Depression and Quality of Life in Persons with Hiv Infection in Nigeria
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
2008
Impact of intimate partner violence on anxiety and depression amongst women in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Archives of Women's Mental Health
2012
Prevalence and correlates of dysmenorrhea among Nigerian college women
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2008
International consensus on a standard set of outcome measures for child and youth anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder
The Lancet Psychiatry
2021
Identifying depression early in adolescence
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
2019
Post partum emotional distress in mothers of preterm infants: a controlled study
East African Medical Journal
2004
The Effect of Psychological Distress on Medication Adherence in Persons With HIV Infection in Nigeria
Psychosomatics
2010
Psychosocial aspects of epilepsy in Nigeria: a review
African Journal of Psychiatry
2011
Parental psychopathology and self-rated quality of life in adolescents with epilepsy in Nigeria
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
2007
Pattern of depression among patients in a Nigerian family practice population
South African Family Practice
2008
Pattern of impairments and late diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder among a sub-Saharan African clinical population of children in Nigeria
Global Mental Health
2017
Alcohol use disorders among Nigerian University students: Prevalence and Sociodemographic correlates
Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry
2008
Cognitive Impairment and Quality of Life among Stroke Survivors in Nigeria
Psychological Reports
2007
The relationship between the pattern of impairments in autism spectrum disorder and maternal psychosocial burden of care
OA Autism
2013
Late Identification of Autistic Disorder in Nigeria: An Illustration with 2 Case Reports
Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry
2011
Health related quality of life and psychological variables among a sample of asthmatics in Ile-Ife South-Western Nigeria
Libyan Journal of Medicine
2011
Psychiatric morbidity in Nigerian adolescents with epilepsy
Journal of Pediatric Neurology
2015
The effect of caesarean section on self-esteem amongst primiparous women in South-Western Nigeria: A case-control study
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
2009
Development and feasibility assessment of a collaborative stepped care intervention for management of depression in the mental health in primary care (MeHPriC) project, Lagos, Nigeria
Psychological Medicine
2018
300 – Medication adherence in Nigerian patients with bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia Research
2008
Characteristics of clients accessing HIV counseling and testing services in a tertiary hospital in Sagamu, Southwestern Nigeria
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice
2012
Increasing Data and Understanding of Adolescent Mental Health Worldwide: UNICEF’s Measurement of Mental Health Among Adolescents at the Population Level Initiative
Journal of Adolescent Health
2023
Developing an mHealth Intervention to Reduce COVID-19–Associated Psychological Distress Among Health Care Workers in Nigeria: Protocol for a Design and Feasibility Study
JMIR Research Protocols
2022
The 3-year progression of clinically significant psychotic-like experiences in a general adult population in Lagos, Nigeria
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2022
Epidemiology of depression in primary care: Findings from the Mental Health in Primary Care (MeHPriC) project, Lagos, Nigeria
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
2021
The one-month prevalence and correlates of psychotic-like experiences in the general adult population in Nigeria
Current Psychology
2022
Psychotic like experiences among Nigerian school adolescents: Findings from the Lagos Schools Emotional and Behavioral Health Survey
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
2020
Trends and patterns of suicidal behaviour in Nigeria: Mixed-methods analysis of media reports from 2016 to 2019
South African Journal of Psychiatry
2021
Predictors of COVID-19 Information Sources and Their Perceived Accuracy in Nigeria: Online Cross-sectional Study
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
2021
Analysis of media reporting of suicidal behavior in Nigeria
Mental Health & Prevention
2021
Descriptive Epidemiology of Alcohol Use in the Lagos State Mental Health Survey (LSMHS), Nigeria
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
2020
Prevalence and associated factors for suicidal behaviours (ideation, planning, and attempt) among high school adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2019
Frequency of suicide attempts and attitudes toward suicidal behaviour among doctors and nurses in Lagos, Nigeria
South African Journal of Psychiatry
2020
Predictors of COVID-19 Information Sources and Their Perceived Accuracy in Nigeria: Online Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)
Unknown Venue
2020
Public perception and attitude towards people living with epilepsy in Nigeria
Epilepsy & Behavior
2020
Depression and suicidality among adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus in Lagos, Nigeria
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
2020
Detection of risk for depression among adolescents in diverse global settings: protocol for the IDEA qualitative study in Brazil, Nepal, Nigeria and the UK
BMJ Open
2020
Predicting the risk of future depression among school-attending adolescents in Nigeria using a model developed in Brazil.
Psychiatry Research
2020
The effectiveness and acceptability of mobile telephone adherence support for management of depression in the Mental Health in Primary Care (MeHPriC) project, Lagos, Nigeria: A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
Journal of Affective Disorders
2019
Prevalence and correlates of depression among Nigerian stroke survivors
South African Journal of Psychiatry
2019
A stepped care intervention for non-specialist health workers' management of depression in the Mental Health in Primary Care (MeHPriC) project, Lagos, Nigeria: A cluster randomised controlled trial
General Hospital Psychiatry
2019
Protocol for a systematic review of the development of depression among adolescents and young adults: psychological, biological, and contextual perspectives around the world
Systematic Reviews
2019
Correlations between psychopathology and self-reported quality of life among adolescents in youth correctional facilities in Lagos, Nigeria: A short report
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
2017
Current prevalence, comorbidity and associated factors for symptoms of depression and generalised anxiety in the Lagos State Mental Health Survey (LSMHS), Nigeria
Comprehensive Psychiatry
2018
Gender difference in the point prevalence, symptoms, comorbidity, and correlates of depression: findings from the Lagos State Mental Health Survey (LSMHS), Nigeria
Archives of Women's Mental Health
2018
Primary health care workers' knowledge and attitudes towards depression and its management in the MeHPric-P project, Lagos, Nigeria
General Hospital Psychiatry
2017
Anxiety and depression among Nigerian patients with asthma; Association with sociodemographic, clinical, and personality factors
Journal of Asthma
2016
Effect of psychological and other factors on quality of life amongst asthma outpatients in Lagos, Nigeria
Respiratory Medicine
2017
Status of mental-health services for adolescents with psychiatric morbidity in youth correctional institutions in Lagos
Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
2017
Maternal depression and child psychopathology among Attendees at a Child Neuropsychiatric Clinic in Abeokuta, Nigeria: a cross sectional study
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
2016
Prevalence and associated factors for suicidal ideation in the Lagos State Mental Health Survey, Nigeria
BJPsych Open
2016
Morbidity profile of first-degree relatives of probands with schizophrenia: a comparison with mood disorder and healthy control
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2014
Recognition of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms and knowledge about some other aspects of ASD among final year medical students in Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa
BMC Research Notes
2015
Cognitive functioning among patients with schizophrenia in a Nigerian hospital: a comparison with mood disorder
Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
2014
Perinatal common mental disorders and child survival in Ethiopia
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
2013
Quantification and comparison of psychiatric distress in African patients with albinism and vitiligo: a 5-year prospective study
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
2013
The State of Readiness of Lagos State Primary Health Care Physicians to Embrace the Care of Depression in Nigeria
Community Mental Health Journal
2013
Prevalence and correlates of depressive disorders in outpatients with breast cancer in Lagos, Nigeria
Psycho-Oncology
2011
Correlates of Self-Stigma Among Outpatients With Mental Illness in Lagos, Nigeria
International Journal of Social Psychiatry
2010
Dental status of patients with mental disorders in a Nigerian teaching hospital: a preliminary survey
Special Care in Dentistry
2011
Psychopathology and subjective burden amongst primary caregivers of people with mental illness in South-Western Nigeria
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2010
Cesarean section in relation to self-esteem and parenting among new mothers in southwestern Nigeria
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
2010
Erratum to “Prevalence and correlates of poor medication adherence amongst psychiatric outpatients in southwestern Nigeria” [General Hospital Psychiatry 31 (2009) 167–174]
General Hospital Psychiatry
2010
Subjective Life Satisfaction and Objective Living Conditions of Patients With Schizophrenia in Nigeria
Psychiatric Services
2010
Brain Fag Syndrome – a myth or a reality
African Journal of Psychiatry
2009
Pattern and correlates of premenstrual symptomatology amongst Nigerian University students
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology
2009
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after stigma related events in HIV infected individuals in Nigeria
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2009
Preferred Treatment for Mental Illness Among Southwestern Nigerians
Psychiatric Services
2009
Prevalence and correlates of poor medication adherence amongst psychiatric outpatients in southwestern Nigeria
General Hospital Psychiatry
2009
Subjective quality of life of Nigerian schizophrenia patients: sociodemographic and clinical correlates
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
2009
Flexibility and Variability in Lexicon Usage among Yoruba-Speaking Nigerian Outpatients with Schizophrenia
Psychopathology
2008
Lay beliefs regarding causes of mental illness in Nigeria: pattern and correlates
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2008
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder amongst Nigerian university students: prevalence, comorbid conditions, and correlates
Archives of Women's Mental Health
2008
Reflections on melatonin: focus on child mental health
Psychiatric Bulletin
2008
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among Nigerian primary school children Prevalence and co-morbid conditions
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2006
Prevalence of major depressive disorders and a validation of the beck depression inventory among nigerian adolescents
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2007
Psychiatric disorders among the HIV-positive population in Nigeria: A control study
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
2007
The 12‐month prevalence of DSM‐IV anxiety disorders among Nigerian secondary school adolescents aged 13–18 years
Journal of Adolescence
2007
Anxiety disorders among Nigerian women in late pregnancy: a controlled study
Archives of Women's Mental Health
2006
Attitude towards antipsychotics among out-patients with schizophrenia in Nigeria
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
2006
Early Postpartum Mood as a Risk Factor for Postnatal Depression in Nigerian Women
American Journal of Psychiatry
2006
Emotional distress and self-reported quality of life among primary caregivers of stroke survivors in Nigeria
East African Medical Journal
2006
Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Nigerian Adolescents
Journal of Adolescent Health
2006
Gender differences in the relationship between alcohol use and anxiety symptoms among Nigerian college students
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
2006
Interictal anxiety and depression symptoms in Nigerians with epilepsy: A controlled study
Epilepsy & Behavior
2006
Parental psychopathology and self-rated quality of life in adolescents with epilepsy in Nigeria
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
2006
Predictability of speech and language in Nigerian patients with psychosis: A controlled study
Psychiatry Research
2006
Prevalence and Correlates of Major Depressive Disorder in Nigerian Outpatients With Heart Failure
Psychosomatics
2006
Prevalence of major depressive disorder in Nigerian college students with alcohol-related problems
General Hospital Psychiatry
2006
Relationship between depression and quality of life in Nigerian outpatients with heart failure
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
2006
Reply
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
2006
School Performance of Nigerian Adolescents with Epilepsy
Epilepsia
2006
Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale as a screening tool for depression in late pregnancy among Nigerian women
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology
2006
Impact of psychiatric morbidity on parent-rated quality of life in Nigerian adolescents with epilepsy
Epilepsy & Behavior
2005
Prevalence of postnatal depression in Western Nigerian women: a controlled study
International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
2005
Social distance towards people with mental illness amongst Nigerian university students
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2005
The course of anxiety and depressive symptoms in Nigerian postpartum women
Archives of Women's Mental Health
2005
The maternity blues in Western Nigerian women: Prevalence and risk factors
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2005

Education

National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria

FMCPsych, Psychiatry

Lagos

West African College of Physicians

FWACP , Psychiatry

Lagos

Obafemi Awolowo University

MBChB, College of Health Sciences

Ile-Ife

Experience

Lagos State University College of Medicine

Professor of Public Mental Health / October, 2016Present

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