Is Psychotherapy Overrated in Nigeria?
Have you had a firsthand experience of psychotherapy or perhaps you've merely heard about it? Your opinion matters more than you think.
Awareness, recognition, and acceptance of psychological intervention as a viable clinical instrument to resolving non-medical issues is still gaining a very slow traction in Nigeria. As would be expected, awareness and usage is disproportionately higher in ultra urban locations such as Lagos and Abuja compared to less metropolitan areas.
But even with the sizeable population of people in metropolitan centres who are aware of and accepting of psychological interventions when dealing with psychoemotional issues, there appears to be a chronic dearth of empirical data on the perspective of users about a range of psychotherapy-related talking points. It seems to be the case that opinions and perspectives of service providers are overrepresented in the empirical and anecdotal information spaces.
There thus appears to be a vital missing link in the feedback cycle between service providers and service users. As part of an effort to bridge this gap, I, in collaboration with another colleague, am looking at exploring some relevant aspects of therapy users' experience in Nigeria.
It is a cross sectional survey study with a mixed design. These are the inclusion criteria to know if you're eligible to take the survey:
- You're a Nigerian living in Nigeria.
- You're not a mental health professional.
- You're at least 15 years old.
Kindly help fill and share.
Thank you.
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