@article{MAKHILLRJMS20082511643,
    title = {Pattern of Psychiatric Admission in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital: A 5-year Retrospective Study},
    journal = {Research Journal of Medical Sciences},
    volume = {2},
    number = {5},
    pages = {231-235},
    year = {2008},
    issn = {1815-9346},
    doi = {rjmsci.2008.231.235},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9346&doi=rjmsci.2008.231.235},
    author = {Baba A. Issa,Abdullah D. Yussuf,Peter O. Ajiboye,Olusola A. Adegunloye,Olubunmi N. Buhari and},
    keywords = {Admission pattern,psychiatry,teaching hospital,socio-demographic,clinical factors,mental health},
    abstract = {In-patient care remains an important aspect in the care of mental and behavioural disorders. The study of the pattern  of  psychiatric  in-patients  is  therefore  pertinent  to  determine   the   possible   associated socio-demographic or clinical factors for mental  health  planning.  It  is  aimed  at  determining the pattern of in-patient admissions in the psychiatric unit of a Nigerian University Teaching Hospital over a 5-year period.
It is a retrospective case file analysis of all patients admitted between May, 2000 and April, 2005 in the psychiatric ward of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. Five hundred and two patients’ records representing 63.6% of total admission were analysed, comprising of 242 (48.2%) males, 260 (51.8%) females and mean age ± SD of the patients was 30.46±10.28 years. Most (344 or 68.5%) of the in-patients were between  the  ages  of  20  and  40  years  age-group, majority (291 or 58.0%) of them were single and majority (215 or 42.8%) of them also were in low-income occupational group (i.e., group VI). Schizophrenia accounted for  majority  of  the  cases  (276 or 55.0%) while psychosis in the puerperium was the least diagnosed disorder (10  or  2.0%).  Psychiatric  diagnosis  was  significantly  associated  with  gender (p = 0.000) and marital status (p = 0.019).}
    }