THE CORRELATION AMONG THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DRUG USER AND MENTAL DISORDERS AT DRUG POLYCLINIC IN DR. ERNALDI BAHAR HOSPITAL SOUTH SUMATERA PROVINCE IN 2013

Abstract

Background : Mental disorders are a set of circumstances that are not normal, whether related to physical or mental. The abnormality was divided into two groups, namely: Mental disorders (Nerosa) and mental illness (psychosis). Abnormality seen in a wide variety of symptoms that most important of which is the tension (intension), despair, moody, restless, anxious deeds are forced (convulsive), hysteria, weakness and not able to achieve the goal, fear, bad thoughts and etc.¹

Methods : The research design used a cross sectional study with a simple of drug users under going drug treatment at the polyclinic in dr. Ernaldi Bahar Hospital South Sumatera Province in 2013. It used a simple method of random sampling. The research was conducted on December 4 to February 16, 2013.

Results : The result of this study showed in chi-square test was used p-value =0,05, there was a correlation between age and mental disorders in drug users p-value=0,025, there was a correlation between sex with mental disorders p-value=0,013.

Conclusion : The distribution of mental disorders in the polyclinic  hospital drug Ernaldi Bahar South Sumatera Province are 92 respondents (78%), the frequency distribution of age(> 20 years old) is 86.4%, 51.7% of respondents who do not work and 77.1% of respondents were high educated also 91, 2% of male respondents. There is a relationship between education and mental disorders in drug users with value = 0.003,there is relationship between work and mental disorders with drug users with value = 0,025.

Keywords : Characteristic, Drug and Mental disorder