ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Phunnapa Kittirattanapaiboon, Suwat Mahatnirunkul, Hathaichonnee Booncharoen, Pornthip Thummawong, Unchalee Dumrongchia, Worawan Chutha.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Five-Year Outcomes of Inpatients with Methamphetamine Psychosis.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry. Vol. 9, Supplement 1, 26-29 August 2008, page 66-67.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: Methamphetamine psychosis (MAP) is an acute disorder, however, the relapses or prolonged psychosis had been frequently identified in clinical setting. This study aims to examine its long-term outcomes. Methods: The database of Suan Prung Psychiatric Hospital was reviewed to identify MAP patients, who were first hospitalized between January 1,2000 and December 31, 2001. Thereafter, a team visited all potential participants to recruit participants into the study, and explained the goals of the study ad well. For those giving their consent, the team conducted a face-to-face interview with each patient. Results: From 1,116 potential participants, 449 were completely assessed. Most of them were male (90.6%) and using by smoking (93.5%). The mean age was 33.3 years (S.D.8.0). During five-year after discharge, 58.6% (263) of the sample had revisited the hospital, 47.2% (212) had significantly relapsed to clinical psychotic symptoms, 39.2% (176) were rehospitallized, and 22.3% (100) who revisited the hospital were diagnosis as schizophrenia. Results of the M.I.N.I. revealed the following: current psychotic disorders (15.8%), alcohol use disorders (52.1%), suicidality (22.3%) and major depressive episode (4.9%). Conclusion: MAP, contrary to the common perception of being an acute disorder, is likely to be chronic and persistent with frequent relapses. Moreover, it is accompanied by a high rate of alcohol use disorders and suicidality.

Keywords: inpatients, methamphetamine, psychosis

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

Code: 2010000344

ISSN/ISBN: 0218-3420

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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