Pattern and Prevalence of Substance Abuse at Tertiary Psychiatric Care Center of Central India
Journal Title: International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
Introduction: Substance abuse a major concern for the modern era, current practices give the opportunity to manage this problem effectively. Current treatment practices show very less number of subject abusing substance seek medical facility. Along with this tertiary psychiatric care provided by the medical college and mental hospital both. But the pattern of treatment-seeking subjects for substance abuse differs markedly. The aim of the study to assess pattern and prevalence of substance abuse at the tertiary psychiatric care center and study the different pattern of substance abuse at the medical college and mental hospital centers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the department of psychiatry, medical college center and Mental hospital centers for one year. Subjects attending OPD at study centers for substance abuse recruited for the study. Total 516 treatment seeking subject included in the study from both centers. Data was collected on socio-demographic characteristics, Clinical profile and pattern of abuse substance were recorded. Results: Prevalence of substance abuse subjected seeking treatment was 7.67% per year. Most commonly abuse substance was Alcohol 44%, followed by Opioid 20%, Cannabis 19%, Volatile substance 5% and Multiple substance cases of abuse 12%. Subjects had physical complication prefer to attend medical college centers on other side subjects had behavioral complication choose the mental hospital for treatment for substance abuse. Conclusion: Subjects attending mental hospital belong to lower socioeconomic status than subjects attending medical college. Alcohol was most common treatment seeking abuse substance followed by Opioid, Cannabis. Alcohol and Opioid abuse subjects commonly presented with withdrawal symptoms, and cannabis abuse subjects presented with psychotic symptoms at tertiary psychiatric care centers.
Authors and Affiliations
V. S. Pal, Dheerendra Kumar Mishra, Pali Rastogi
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