Sains
Malaysiana 42(3)(2013): 417–421
Psychiatric
Comorbidity Among Community-based, Treatment Seeking
Opioid
Dependents in Klang Valley
(Komorbiditi Penyakit
Psikiatri dalam Kalangan Penagih yang Berganting pada
Opioid di Lembah Kelang)
Azlin Baharudin1*, Lotfi Anuar2,
Suriati Saini, Osman Che Bakar3, Rosdinom Razali1 &
Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar1
1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
2Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Tuanku Mizan, Jalan
4/27A, Seksyen 2, Wangsa Maju
53300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti
Teknologi MARA
40450 Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 6 Julai 2012/Diterima: 23 Julai
2012
ABSTRACT
The main objectives in this study were to determine the percentage of
psychiatric comorbidity among treatment seeking opioid dependents in Klang
Valley. A cross sectional study of opioid dependence patients was conducted
between December 2007 and May 2008 at ten community-based drug substitution
therapy clinics in Klang Valley. A total of 204 opioid dependence patients
participated in the study using the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV
Axis I disorders (SCID-I) as its instruments. The
percentage of psychiatric comorbidity among opioid dependents
was 43.6%. Major depressive disorder had the highest prevalence at 32.6%,
followed by dysthymia at 23.6% and Panic disorder at 14.6%. Psychiatric comorbidity
were found to have significant differences (p<0.05) in connection with history of polysubstance abuse,
previous history of court sentences (legal status) and family history of
psychiatric illnesses. This study showed that the percentage of psychiatric comorbidity
is high among the opioid dependents. It highlights the urgent need for the
psychiatric comorbidity to be assessed and early intervention is important for
this group of patients.
Keywords: Opioid dependents; psychiatry comorbidity
ABSTRAK
Objektif utama kajian ini adalah untuk melihat
peratusan komorbiditi penyakit psikiatri dalam kalangan penagih yang bergantung
pada opioid di Lembah Kelang. Kajian rentas ini dilakukan antara bulan Disember 2007 sehingga
bulan Mei 2008 di sepuluh klinik swasta yang mempunyai program ‘terapi gentian
dadah’ sekitar Lembah Kelang. Sejumlah 204 penagih opioid menyertai kajian ini
menggunakan temuduga klinikal berstruktur untuk disorder paksi 1 DSM-IV
(SCID-I)
untuk melihat sama ada mereka mempunyai komorbiditi. Dilihat 43.6% daripada kumpulan penagih opioid ini mempunyai
komorbiditi psikiatri. Penyakit Kemurungan mempunyai peratusan tertinggi
pada 32.6%, diikuti oleh penyakit disthiamia pada 23.6% dan penyakit Panik pada
14.6%. Komorbiditi psikiatri didapati mempunyai perbezaan
siknifikan (p<0.05) pada sejarah
penyalahgunaan pelbagai jenis dadah, sejarah dijatuhi hukuman mahkamah dan
sejarah penyakit psikiatri dalam kalangan ahli keluarga. Kajian ini menunjukkan peratusan komorbiditi psikiatri adalah
tinggi. Ini memperlihatkan bahawa amat penting
komorbiditi psikiatri dikaji dan intervensi awal penting untuk kumpulan
pesakit ini.
Kata kunci: Komorbiditi psikiatri; pergantungan
pada opioid
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