Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro Abeokuta

Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro Abeokuta

Aro hospital provides qualitative and innovative primary, secondary and specialised hospital and community based mental health services, as well as training and research. The services are biased toward treatment and rehabilitative care of severe mental illness as a tertiary referral centre to other psychiatric care facilities in the country. Specialised care provided include: child and adolescent services, old age services, alcohol and drug treatment services, forensic services, and Rehabilitation services. Our primary care mental health programme for Ogun State remains a model of functional mental health service Integration in the developing world.

Mission statement

To provide quality mental health service, training and research in conducive environment with community participation and international collaboration.

Vision

To be a national centre of excellence and an international point of reference in mental health.

Details

Approach(es)
Advocacy
Detection and diagnosis
Empowerment and service user involvement
Human rights
Policy and legislation
Prevention and promotion
Task sharing
Technology
Training, education and capacity building
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Disorder(s)
Alcohol/drug use disorders
All mental health conditions
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
Dementia and other neurocognitive disorders
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Epilepsy/seizures
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Self-harm/suicide
Region(s)
Africa
Population(s)
Adults
Children and adolescents
Disability
Families and carers
Older adults
Setting(s)
Community
Primary care
Specialist care
Country(s)
Nigeria