Open AccessPSYCHIATRIC INPATIENTS;
Author(s) -
Niaz Maqsood,
Jamil A. Malik,
Bushra Akram,
Shoaib Luqman,
Naima Niaz
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2008.15.01.2706
Subject(s) - medicine , psychiatry , neuroticism , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , bipolar disorder , pediatrics , mood , personality , psychology , social psychology
To explore the pattern and prevalence of inpatient psychiatricmorbidity and to see how it differs from the pattern of psychiatric morbidity in community. Design: The details of all inpatients from the case register developed for a health information system was included in study Setting: In Departmentof Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Period: From 1998-2003. Results: Atotal of 5426 patients were admitted in the six year. There was a slight difference of 0.8% in total number of males andfemales cases (i.e., 2764 males Vs 2662 females). Overall difference reported in the present study, in mean ages ofmales and females was 3.45 years (i.e., males = 31.85 Vs females = 28.40). Mean stay of patients in ward is 10-12days. Most patients were admitted with Conversion disorder 24% followed by Schizophrenia 23%, Depressive disorder20%, Drug Dependence 10%, Bipolar Disorder 7%. The patients with Neurotic Disorder and Organic Disorder werebelow 5%. Conclusion: The study showed that overall general pattern of inpatient psychiatric morbidity is in line withpattern of psychiatric morbidity in community and the partial variance can be explained in terms of social variables, asthis variance exist even across studies within community samples.