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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

Introduction

Nigeria, with an estimated 40 million people living with mental disorders, faces a critical shortage of psychiatrists to address the significant burden. Despite psychotherapy being integral to psychiatric training, it lacks structure, consistency and adequate supervision. This is alarming, particularly given the substantial demand for specialized psychotherapeutic support among those with mental illness.

Methodology

A cross-sectional study utilised an online survey targeting early career psychiatrists recruited from the Early Career Psychiatrists section of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria.

Results

The questionnaire was distributed to 252 early career psychiatrists across Nigeria, with a 42.9% response rate, of which 50% were male, with 73.2% trainees and 26.8% early career psychiatrists. While 52.8% had received some psychotherapy training, only 2.8% were qualified psychotherapists. Notably, only 27.6% of those with psychotherapy training had over 100 hours of training. Factors such as receiving psychotherapy training during postgraduate training and having supervised psychotherapy training were found significant for having independent psychotherapy training.

Conclusions

There is little emphasis on psychotherapy training in the postgraduate training in Nigeria. Those who had full training in psychotherapy were self-sponsored. Structured, supervised and mandatory psychotherapy within psychiatry training curriculum is recommended.

Details

Title
Psychotherapy training in postgraduate psychiatry training in Nigeria – Are we doing enough?
Author
Adiukwu, Frances Nkechi 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Oluwadolapo Olujinmi Adedapo 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Ojeahere, Margaret Isioma 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Umar Baba Musami 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mohammed Yusuf Mahmood 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kakangi, Amina Saidu 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mumeen Olaitan Salihu 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mariana Pinto da Costa 8   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Mental Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria; Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, Nigeria 
 Assessment/Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Nigeria 
 Department of Psychiatry, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria 
 Mental Health Department, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria; Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria 
 Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria 
 Mental Health Department, Federal Medical Centre Abuja, Nigeria 
 Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria 
 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK; Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
e-ISSN
20544251
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3163467522
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.