Pattern of psychiatric morbidity among the patients admitted in a private psychiatric clinic.

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dc.contributor.authorFahmida, A
dc.contributor.authorWahab, M A
dc.contributor.authorRahman, M M
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T10:49:55Z
dc.date.available2015-12-10T10:49:55Z
dc.date.issued2009-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: Mental health problem is a major public health issue in the world across the developed and developing countries. However, data in most of the developing countries including Bangladesh are scarce. In Bangladesh, socio-political situation is insecure and unstable with poverty and vulnerable to natural disaster which causes psychiatric morbidity. The pattern of psychiatric morbidity in private clinic is quite different from that in government hospital. Objective: This study was aimed to assess the diagnostic pattern of psychiatric morbidity among the admitted patients in a private psychiatric clinic. Methodology: The study was carried out in a 20 bedded private psychiatric clinic in the heart of Dhaka city. All the information including longitudinal histories of patients was recorded in files and the diagnosis was confirmed by psychiatrist. Admission and discharge notes were recorded in register. Socio-demographic parameters and family history of mental illness were collected from the record file of individual patient. Results: Among 304 patients 184 (60.53%) were males and 120 (36.47%) were females. More than 50% of patients were in the age group of 18 to 37 years. Most common psychiatric disorders were schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders (39.4%), mood disorder (18.75%), borderline personality disorder (3.6%), conduct disorder (2.3), somatoform disorder (1.6%), anxiety disorder (0.7%), organic psychiatric disorder (2%), impulse control disorder (1.3%) and adjustment disorder (0.7%). Conclusion: Major forms of psychiatric disorders are common both in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFahmida A, Wahab M A, Rahman M M. Pattern of psychiatric morbidity among the patients admitted in a private psychiatric clinic. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2009; 8(1&2): 23-28.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2223-4721
dc.identifier.issn2076-0299
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/167800
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJMS/article/view/3186en_US
dc.subjectPsychiatric morbidityen_US
dc.titlePattern of psychiatric morbidity among the patients admitted in a private psychiatric clinic.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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