Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
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Department of Psychiatry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-araba, Lagos, Nigeria

Biography

Raphael Ogbolu currently works at the Department of Psychiatry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Raphael does research in Depression, knowledge in mental illness, suicide, expressed emotion and Psychosomatic Medicine. Their current project is 'Social Media Addiction among Youth'.

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Study of Sleep Problems among Psychiatric Out-patients in Lagos Nigeria: Focus on Hypersomnia and Narcolepsy
  Author(s): Ogbolu RE*, Nubi OP and Erinfolami AR
  
  Introduction: Sleep disturbances amongst those with psychiatric disorders are quite common and may occur as a primary disorder or in association with psychiatric or organic disorders. Aim: To study the pattern and prevalence of sleep disturbance among psychiatric out-patients and to study sociodemographic characteristics associated with hypersomnia and narcolepsy in this population. Methods: It was a cross sectional descriptive study of consecutively, serially recruited, consenting patients attending the psychiatry out-patient clinic attending a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, over a ten week period. Ethical approval and informed consent were obtained. The information required was gathered by using the sleep 50 questionnaire and designed socio-demographic questionnaire. Results: Schi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0277.19.8.300

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