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Full-Text Articles in Psychiatry
Depression In Primary Care: Difficulties And Paradoxes, Haider Naqvi, Murad Moosa Khan
Depression In Primary Care: Difficulties And Paradoxes, Haider Naqvi, Murad Moosa Khan
Department of Psychiatry
The presentation of depression in primary care is in many ways different from that seen in psychiatric settings. The process of detection and treatment is also different. This is particularly so in developing countries like Pakistan, which has high prevalence rates of depression but poorly organized primary health care services and primary care physicians (PCPs) who have little psychiatric training, either at undergraduate or postgraduate levels. There is a need to review difficulties faced by primary care physicians in detection and management of depression. It is hoped this would lead to better and more effective management of depression at primary …
Prescription Pattern Of Benzodiazepines For Inpatients At A Tertiary Care University Hospital In Pakistan, Muhammad Rizwanulhaq Khawaja, A Majeed, F Malik, K A. Merchant, M Maqsood, R Malik, S Mazahir, H Naqvi
Prescription Pattern Of Benzodiazepines For Inpatients At A Tertiary Care University Hospital In Pakistan, Muhammad Rizwanulhaq Khawaja, A Majeed, F Malik, K A. Merchant, M Maqsood, R Malik, S Mazahir, H Naqvi
Department of Psychiatry
Objective: To determine the point prevalence of benzodiazepine prescriptions for inpatients at a tertiary care university hospital in Pakistan and to correlate it with prescription patterns of various specialties, indications and demographic variables of the patients.Methods: This 24-hours point prevalence study was done at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. By convenient random sampling, 208 inpatients were interviewed. Patients' files were also studied to record the drugs administered. Data was entered into questionnaires and analyzed by SPSS 10.0.Results: The point prevalence of the benzodiazepines was 21.2%. It was higher among males than females and among surgical than non-surgical patients. Midazolam …
Clinical Characteristics Of Individuals Using An Online Alcohol Evaluation Program., Daniel Z Lieberman
Clinical Characteristics Of Individuals Using An Online Alcohol Evaluation Program., Daniel Z Lieberman
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Publications
Access to treatment for substance abuse disorders is limited, and practical strategies are needed to expand opportunities for individuals to receive effective interventions. Automated or semi-automated treatments have shown promise in other disorders. Identifying the characteristics of patients who will be able to benefit from this unconventional approach will increase the likelihood of success. The current study examined 1,297 individuals using an online alcohol evaluation program. Subjects had high scores on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and a substantial amount of ambivalence about the possible harm that their drinking caused, but they also had very low levels of …
Medical Symptoms Associated With Tobacco Smoking With And Without Marijuana Abuse Among Crack Cocaine-Dependent Patients., Ashwin A. Patkar, Vikas Batra, Paolo Mannelli, Sarah Evers-Casey, Michael J. Vergare, Frank T. Leone
Medical Symptoms Associated With Tobacco Smoking With And Without Marijuana Abuse Among Crack Cocaine-Dependent Patients., Ashwin A. Patkar, Vikas Batra, Paolo Mannelli, Sarah Evers-Casey, Michael J. Vergare, Frank T. Leone
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers
Despite the widespread use of tobacco and marijuana by cocaine abusers, it remains unclear whether combined tobacco and marijuana smoking is more harmful than tobacco smoking alone in cocaine abusers. We investigated the differences in medical symptoms reported among 34 crack cocaine abusers who did not smoke tobacco or marijuana (C), 86 crack cocaine abusers who also smoked tobacco (C + T), and 48 crack abusers who smoked both tobacco and marijuana (C + T + M). Medical symptoms were recorded using a 134-item self-report instrument (MILCOM), and drug use was assessed using the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). After controlling …