Achievement of Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation in Outpatient

Abstract

Background: Substance is a crucial problem. The study of Years of Lives with Disability from mental disorders, Thailand 2004 rating cause of Years of Lives with Disability in male adolescents were alcohol dependence, substance and schizophrenia. Substance problem is contained in The eleven National Economic and Social Development Plan (2012-2016). Sisaket hospital has substance treatment and rehabilitation program for both voluntary and compulsory systems. The data from study of achievement of substancetreatment and rehabilitation could be additional information to help developed substance treatment and rehabilitation program.
Objective: To study achievement of substance treatment and rehabilitation in Psychiatric clinic, Sisaket hospital
Setting: Sisaket hospital
Research design: Descriptive Retrospective study
Material &Methods: Retrospective review from outpatient medical records of patients who had substance treatment and rehabilitation program of Psychiatric clinic at Sisaket hospital between 1 October 2012 and 30 September 2013. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistic reported in form of number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum value.
Results: 57.9% of patients had finished program and followed up rate about 14.4 %. Most of patients (90.3%) were male. Average age of patients were 23.5 ± 6.5 years. Amphetamine was the most substance those use before got treatment program (96.3 %). Most of patients (83.8%) had compulsory system from Narcotic addict rehabilitation act, B.E. 2545 (2002).
Conclusions: The achievement of substance treatment and rehabilitation in outpatient of Psychiatric clinic, Sisaket hospital found 57.9% of patients had finished program and follow up rate about 14.4%.