RESUMEN
Substance abuse poses both economic and social threats. Medical treatments for substance abusers are considered as one of the main strategies to tackle with the problems. For each episode of cases seeking medical treatments, data are routinely collected and reported to the Department of Medical Services and copies to the Office of Narcotics Control Board of Thailand. However, they are rarely analyzed and used. This paper demonstrates an example how a basic analysis, with occasional substantiation from other databases or basic knowledge, can lead to meaningful policy options for medical treatments of substance abuse in the near future.
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Adolescente , Adulto , Trastornos Relacionados con Anfetaminas/epidemiología , Femenino , Política de Salud , Humanos , Masculino , Trastornos Relacionados con Opioides/epidemiología , Factores de Riesgo , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/epidemiología , Tailandia/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
The study was made at Nitichitawej Hospital in 1988 to find the prevalence among mentally ill offenders whom had detained there. The total of 325 cases were investigated by gel agglutination and confirmed by W-B analysis. A total of 81.5 per cent were mentally ill and the 1.85 per cent of these were HIV infected. Among the seropositive HIV, the two cases were Schizophrenia and the four cases were drug addicted.
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Adulto , Femenino , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Seroprevalencia de VIH , Humanos , Masculino , Trastornos Mentales , Prisioneros , Tailandia/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
A study was made at Suansaranrom Hospital on murderers for the period from 1 January 1971 to 31 December 1980. The incidence of the murderers being insane among convicted was 18.52%. Most of them were male, single, age 15-25 years, and diagnosed as schizophrenic. Two thirds of the cases came from the police and the motives were predominantly paranoia (delusion and hallucination). Only 20% was because of quarrel and no accidental cases were reported.