Category: Mental Health

Consequences of drug and substance abuse in Bangladesh

Rafiq Ul Alam

Consequences of drug and substance abuse in Bangladesh [Dr. Iftekhar Alam Siddiqui Shovon] Bangladesh with a population of 166 million is a potential emerging economies among other developing countries. We enjoyed development and advancements in many sectors but with that also comes the adversity of drug abuse that is increasing in an alarming rate.  In this country, this agent of human devastation has spread its tentacles to every possible corner. The inclination of drug consumption is higher in youth and teenagers, their age spinning between 15 and 30 years. This…

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Early intervention service cuts suicide rate in schizophrenia

Rafiq Ul Alam

Early intervention service cuts suicide rate in schizophrenia [Sastha Bangla Desk] Early intervention (EI) services seem to improve the suicide rate for patients with first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum (FES) disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry (a monthly, peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association) Sherry Kit Wa Chan, M.R.C.Pysch., from the University of Hong Kong, and colleagues examined the correlation of a two-year EI service with suicide reduction in patients with FES disorders. A total of 617 consecutive patients with FES who received the two-year EI service between…

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