Strides in Development of Medical Education

Depression Among Pharmacy Students in Nigeria: Is It a Neglected Issue?

Document Type : Letter to editor

Authors

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi 1
Omotayo Carolyn Olaoye 2
Aniekan Micheal Ekpenyong 3
Aishat Jumoke Alaran 4
Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III 5

1 Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

2 Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria

3 Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

4 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

5 Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

https://doi.org/10.5812/sdme.97918

Keywords

Depression
Pharmacy Students
Pharmacy Education
Nigeria
Mental Health
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