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Volume 8, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Addict Res Ther
ISSN: 2155-6105 JART, an open access journal
Alcoholism 2017
July 03-04, 2017
July 03-04, 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7
th
International Conference on
Addictive Disorders and
Alcoholism
Socio-demographic & Clinical Profile of Substance Abusers Attending a Regional Psychiatric hospital
in Sylhet, Bangladesh
Mohammed Zubayer Miah
M.Phil (Psychiatry) and
Susmita Roy
, M.Phil (Psychiatry)
1
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh
2
Chittagong University, Bangladesh
S
ubstance abuse is one of the major public health issues throughout the world. The menace of substance abuse is a matter
of great concern not only for its social & economic consequences but also for its association with psychiatric & physical
morbidities. This was a cross sectional & descriptive study. It was conducted in a private psychiatric hospital in Sylhet,
Bangladesh; duration was one year from 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015. Study population is all substance abuser patients, admitted
in that hospital who fulfilled the inclusion & exclusion criteria. After consecutive sampling, 155 substance abuser patients were
interviewed in a peaceful & non-threatening environment. Patients have been interviewed using questionnaire. Psychiatric
disorders were assessed by using DSM- V criteria. This study revealed that, out of 155 patients, 101(65.2%) was below age of 30
years. The mean age of the patients was 25.9 years (SD 7.61). Among all patients 147(94.8) were male and 8(5.2%) were female.
Among all respondents 69.1% had history of initiation of abuse in between age of 11 to 20 years. Among them 34.2% patients
had been suffering from medical disorders. 57.4% had been suffering from substance induced as well as co morbid psychiatric
disorders. The commonest co morbid psychiatric disorder in our population was major depressive disorder (18.1%). Most of
our cases came from urban localities (71.6%), which may be a reflection of the increase in urbanization in our country. The
educational levels of major portion of respondents were at least up to higher secondary level. This study revealed that poly-
substance abuse in young adults from urban residence belonging solvent families was quite common in this area. The high
proportion of psychiatric disorders among these substance abused patients is also a matter of great concern.
Biography
Mohammed Zubayer Miah completed MBBS degree in 2009 from Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He completed post-graduation degree M.Phil
(psychiatry) in 2009 from Banga Bandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh. He had been serving under Ministry of health & family welfare of Bangladesh
Government since 2003. He worked as a consultant in Mental Hospital, Pabna, Bangladesh for about 5 years. His present position is assistant professor of
psychiatry & serving for about 8 years in Pabna Medical College & Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmad Medical College of Bangladesh. He delivers specialist consultation
& clinical service to the mentally ill patients including women & children at both tertiary level & community level on inpatient & outpatient basis. He organises
workshops, seminars & symposium on mental health issues in home & abroad. He involves in research programs especially on community mental health issues.
zubayer_miah@yahoo.comMohammed Zubayer Miah et al., J Addict Res Ther 2017, 8:4 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105-C1-030