CANNABIS USE: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES AMONG THE INPATIENTS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS AT COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL, LAHORE

Objective: To determine the frequency and correlates of cannabis use among the psychiatric inpatients presenting with first episode of psychosis at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Lahore. Study Design: Correlational study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from...

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Autores principales:	Mohsin Aliemuddin, Muhammad Kamran, Zarrar Akbar CH, Ahmed Shoaib Tabassum, Farrukh Salim
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2021
Materias:	psychosis substance abuse cannabis use Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-1.2529 https://doaj.org/article/c09e5cf2c3cb4faf84e64c2a15b1167f
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c09e5cf2c3cb4faf84e64c2a15b1167f2021-12-02T19:11:56ZCANNABIS USE: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES AMONG THE INPATIENTS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS AT COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL, LAHOREhttps://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-1.25290030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/c09e5cf2c3cb4faf84e64c2a15b1167f2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/2529https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To determine the frequency and correlates of cannabis use among the psychiatric inpatients presenting with first episode of psychosis at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Lahore. Study Design: Correlational study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Nov 2016 to Apr 2017. Methodology: A total of 88 patients between 18-40 years of age, both male and female, meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria, presenting to Psychiatry department, CMH Lahore; were enrolled in the study after obtaining their informed consent. Patients were interviewed through Present state examination and the diagnosis was made on the basis of International Classification of Diseases version 10. The data was recorded on the study proforma. Outcome variable was frequency of cannabis abuse among these patients of first episode psychosis. It was compared among various age and gender groups and across educational, marital and residential status of the patient. Results: The mean age of the patients was 26.59 ± 5.79 years. There were 57 (64.8%) male and 31 (35.2%) female patients in the study group, with a ratio of 1.8 males to 1 female (1.8:1). Cannabis use was found in 25 (28.4%) patients. Statistical analysis revealed non-significant difference in the frequency of cannabis use in age (p=0.15), gender (p=0.69), educational (p=0.91), marital (p=0.180) and residential status (p=0.30). Conclusion: Cannabis use is highly correlated and prevalent among the patients presenting with first episode of psychosis.Mohsin AliemuddinMuhammad KamranZarrar Akbar CHAhmed Shoaib TabassumFarrukh SalimArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlepsychosissubstance abusecannabis useMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss SUPPL-1, Pp 240-244 (2021)
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spellingShingle	psychosis substance abuse cannabis use Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Mohsin Aliemuddin Muhammad Kamran Zarrar Akbar CH Ahmed Shoaib Tabassum Farrukh Salim CANNABIS USE: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES AMONG THE INPATIENTS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS AT COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL, LAHORE
description	Objective: To determine the frequency and correlates of cannabis use among the psychiatric inpatients presenting with first episode of psychosis at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Lahore. Study Design: Correlational study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Nov 2016 to Apr 2017. Methodology: A total of 88 patients between 18-40 years of age, both male and female, meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria, presenting to Psychiatry department, CMH Lahore; were enrolled in the study after obtaining their informed consent. Patients were interviewed through Present state examination and the diagnosis was made on the basis of International Classification of Diseases version 10. The data was recorded on the study proforma. Outcome variable was frequency of cannabis abuse among these patients of first episode psychosis. It was compared among various age and gender groups and across educational, marital and residential status of the patient. Results: The mean age of the patients was 26.59 ± 5.79 years. There were 57 (64.8%) male and 31 (35.2%) female patients in the study group, with a ratio of 1.8 males to 1 female (1.8:1). Cannabis use was found in 25 (28.4%) patients. Statistical analysis revealed non-significant difference in the frequency of cannabis use in age (p=0.15), gender (p=0.69), educational (p=0.91), marital (p=0.180) and residential status (p=0.30). Conclusion: Cannabis use is highly correlated and prevalent among the patients presenting with first episode of psychosis.
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author	Mohsin Aliemuddin Muhammad Kamran Zarrar Akbar CH Ahmed Shoaib Tabassum Farrukh Salim
author_facet	Mohsin Aliemuddin Muhammad Kamran Zarrar Akbar CH Ahmed Shoaib Tabassum Farrukh Salim
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title	CANNABIS USE: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES AMONG THE INPATIENTS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS AT COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL, LAHORE
title_short	CANNABIS USE: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES AMONG THE INPATIENTS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS AT COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL, LAHORE
title_full	CANNABIS USE: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES AMONG THE INPATIENTS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS AT COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL, LAHORE
title_fullStr	CANNABIS USE: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES AMONG THE INPATIENTS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS AT COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL, LAHORE
title_full_unstemmed	CANNABIS USE: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES AMONG THE INPATIENTS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS AT COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL, LAHORE
title_sort	cannabis use: prevalence and correlates among the inpatients of first episode psychosis at combined military hospital, lahore
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2021
url	https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-1.2529 https://doaj.org/article/c09e5cf2c3cb4faf84e64c2a15b1167f
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CANNABIS USE: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES AMONG THE INPATIENTS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS AT COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL, LAHORE

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