Abstract:
People with psychiatric disorder have difficulties in their cognition and communication skills. In
Bangladesh, frequency of mental disorders is 12.2% where females (13.9%) are more vulnerable
than male (10.2%). The main purpose of the study was to find out the cognitive dysfunction
among psychiatric population. Quantitative research method was chosen by the investigator and
used cross – sectional survey to meet the study aim as an effective way to collect data. The study
was conducted by using Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) tool among 80 participants
with different types of psychiatric disorder at National Institute of Mental Health, Dhaka. The
participants were between 20-59 years old and male and female ratio was quiet similar. Data
analysis revealed that the participants had difficulties at different components according to the
MoCA tool. Most of the participants were schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder types
of psychiatric disorder and all the participants had severe type of cognitive disorder.
Professionals working with psychiatric population need to remain alert to the presence of
cognitive dysfunction in their clients and refer to Speech & Language Therapists for the
diagnosis and treatment; which will increase the quality of life of people with PD.
Description:
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Speech and Language Therapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
