title: Prospective study of the pattern of utilization of mental health services of a Nigerian university hospital.
abstract: A prospective study of the pattern of utilization of the mental services offered by a Nigerian university teaching hospital was carried out in 1981. Demographic and other characteristics of the 151 patients registered over a 3-month period are described along with their mode of entry into the health care delivery system of the hospital. The significance and implication of the findings are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D011446:Prospective Studies