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OBJECTIVE To assess quality of sleep and associated health issues in psychiatric patients. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional design. PLACE AND DURATION OF THE STUDY The study was conducted in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, D.H.Q Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan over the period of six months. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Through purposive consecutive sampling, 108 psychiatric patients participated in the study. Data were collected on Demographic variable Performa and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. RESULTS Results demonstrated that more than half of the sample was females and married. One sample t-test confirmed thai majority of sample had poor quality of sleep (M = 11.57, SD = 4.14), t (107) = 13.89, p - 0.00. Further Analysis of Variance showed that psychiatric patients with lung disease and obesity had poor quality of sleep, similarly negative correlation was found between pain andquality of sleep. CONCLUSION Research findings concluded that most of the psychiatric patients were females suffering from different types of physical health issues and had poor quality of sleep. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

OBJECTIVE To examine the self-esteem, quality of Life and psychiatric disturbances in HIV positive Drug dependents in Pakistan. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional design. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The study was conducted, in Model Drug Abuse; Trcatment Center DHQ Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan from February 2016 to February 2017. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 114 HIV positive drug dependents participated in the study through non-probability consecutive sampling. Demographic variable Proforma, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, WHO QOL BREF and Self Report Questionnaire-24 wereadministered. RESULTS Results showed that about half of the sample lived in urban areas, was married and started abusing drugs on peer pressure and there was significantly positive correlation among all four domains of QOL. One sample t-test confirmed that majority of sample had low self-esteem (M = 11.25, SD - 432), t(113) - -9.26, p - 0.00 and high psychiatric symptomatology (M = 14, SD=4.4), t( 113)=23.1, p=0.00. CONCLUSION HIV positive drug abusers belonged to special population segments like young males, uneducated daily wagers or unemployed. Most of the HIV positive drug abusers had low self-esteem and high psychiatric disturbances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]