Aim: To assess the barriers to help seeking for psychosis among adolescent students in Lagos Nigeria. Study Design and Methodology: Using a cross-sectional study design, 156 adolescent students attending a public coeducational secondary school in Lagos, southWest Nigeria completed a vignette-based questionnaire which assessed barriers to help-seeking for psychosis. The vignette depicted an adolescent with psychosis (schizophrenia). Results: The mean age of the participating students was 15.9 (±1.1) years and 49% were males. The most frequently reported barrier to help-seeking was stigma (42.5%). Others included illness
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