ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Wiroteurairuand Kanokkarn, Amphorn Silakul, Wimala Charoenchai, Tassanai Wonsuwan

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Alcohol related disorder and co-morbidity in Alcohol Abstinence Clinic, Thailand.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Mental Health in the City. No.6, 2007.1-3 August 2007 ณ. โรงแรมปรินซ์พาเลซ กรุงเทพมหานคร Page 46.

รายละเอียด / Details:

The effect of alcohol consumption leads to many problems regarding physical and mental health, and social and family problems. Moreover, mental disorders have been found to be related with alcohol consumption, which is the main cause of co-morbidity, the irritation of good health. Cross-sectional descriptive study has been conducted among 169 alcoholic patients admitted in alcoholic clinic between April 1st, 2006 to September 30th, 2006 using ICD-10 (International classification of diseases and Related Health Problems). Data collection has been carried out from patients' medical records in alcoholic clinic and Prasrimahabhodi hospital. Data collection has been analyzed using descriptive statistic including percentage ration, mean, and standard deviation. Alcoholic patients were mostly diagnosed for alcoholic mental disorders, alcohol addicted, and alcohol insuffucuency with 41.4%, 38.5%, and 10.1%, respectively. Co-morbidity was found with the percentage of 10.06, including; 25.53% of hypertension, 17.65% of smoke addicted, and depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder. Some important information has been concluded in this study. The most recognized mental illness is alcoholic related disorders. Co-morbidity is found in physical illness, substance abused, and other mental illnesses. Doctors and nurses should be aware of co-morbidity; especially, physical illness,or mental disorders in alcoholic patients before starting with any treatments, or assistances. However, the study of Co-morbidity epidemiology in patients with substance abused and relapse of substance abused in alcoholic patients with co-morbidity should be issued in order to be used as the fundamental information for further treatments and assistances.

Keywords: alcohol, drug abuse, substance depence, mental disorder, ICD-10, alcoholim, depress, alcoholic patient

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2007

Address: Prasrimahabhodi Psychiatric Hospital, Thailand.

Code: 200700078

ISSN/ISBN: 2859-497-X

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: abstract

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