Meet ATILOLA OLAYINKA , an Academic Staff of Lagos State University.
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry
Associate Professor / Reader
Behavioural Medicine
At the Behavioural Medicine department office
Appointment on Visitation important
Topic: Epidemiology Of And Organization Of Services For Childhood Neuro-developmental Disorders Including Language Disorders, Autism, And Intellectual Disabilities
Description: 1 Epidemiology of childhood neuro-developmental disorders among service seekers 2 Validation studies of common assessment tools for neurodevelopmental disorders 3 Impact of home-grown pragmatic behavioural intervention service-models for children with neuro-developmental disorders
| # | Certificate | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Post-Graduate Diploma (Children ) | International Institute of Social Studies, University of Rotterdam | 2012 |
The impact of a depression-literacy program among school-going adolescents and their teachers
Introduction:Depression-literacy, which is the foundational requirement for symptom recognition, positive attitude and help-seeking, is poor among adolescents in Nigeria.This needs to improve. Objectives:To determine the impact of a school-based training program on depression-literacy among a cohort of high-school students and their teachers in South-West Nigeria. Methods:An adapted version of the Break Free from Depression, a 4-module depression awareness curriculum for staff and students, was implemented among 3098 students and 294 of their teachers. The impact of the training was measured statistically. Results:There was a significant positive difference, at post-test, in the knowledge of, attitude towards, and confidence in handling issues related to depression among the students. The same was observed among teachers except for attitude where positive change did not reach significant level. Impact:School-based depression-literacy programs can lead to significant positive change in knowledge, attitude, and confidence of students and teachers.
ATILOLA OLAYINKA is a Associate Professor / Reader at the Department of Behavioural Medicine
ATILOLA has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Children from International Institute of Social Studies, University of Rotterdam
