Sawitri Assanangkornchai

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Affiliation: Prince of Songkla University
Country: Thailand

Publications

  1. ncbi Clinical and epidemiological assessment of substance misuse and psychiatric comorbidity
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Epidemiology Unit, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Curr Opin Psychiatry 25:187-93. 2012
  2. ncbi Patterns of alcohol consumption in the Thai population: results of the National Household Survey of 2007
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110 Thailand
    Alcohol Alcohol 45:278-85. 2010
  3. ncbi Anxiolytic and hypnotic drug misuse in Thailand: findings from a national household survey
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Drug Alcohol Rev 29:101-11. 2010
  4. ncbi Substance use among high-school students in Southern Thailand: trends over 3 years (2002-2004)
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Prince of Songkla University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 15 Kanchanavanich Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
    Drug Alcohol Depend 86:167-74. 2007
  5. ncbi The treatment of alcohol dependence
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    aDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
    Curr Opin Psychiatry 20:222-7. 2007
  6. ncbi The Use of Mitragynine speciosa ("Krathom"), an addictive plant, in Thailand
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Subst Use Misuse 42:2145-57. 2007
  7. ncbi Prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption and health-risk behaviors among high school students in Thailand
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 33:2037-46. 2009
  8. ncbi Health-risk behaviors among high-school students in southern Thailand
    Nisan Sam-Angsri
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    J Med Assoc Thai 93:1075-83. 2010
  9. ncbi Religious beliefs and practice, and alcohol use in Thai men
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla, 90110 Thailand
    Alcohol Alcohol 37:193-7. 2002
  10. ncbi Epidemiology and intervention strategies for underage drinking in Thailand
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
    Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi 42:610-4. 2007

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Publications16

  1. ncbi Clinical and epidemiological assessment of substance misuse and psychiatric comorbidity
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Epidemiology Unit, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Curr Opin Psychiatry 25:187-93. 2012
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  2. ncbi Patterns of alcohol consumption in the Thai population: results of the National Household Survey of 2007
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110 Thailand
    Alcohol Alcohol 45:278-85. 2010
    ..This paper reports the findings regarding alcohol consumption from the 2007 survey...
  3. ncbi Anxiolytic and hypnotic drug misuse in Thailand: findings from a national household survey
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Drug Alcohol Rev 29:101-11. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to examine the patterns of non-medical use of these drugs, using data from a nationally representative sample of Thais interviewed in 2007...
  4. ncbi Substance use among high-school students in Southern Thailand: trends over 3 years (2002-2004)
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Prince of Songkla University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 15 Kanchanavanich Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
    Drug Alcohol Depend 86:167-74. 2007
    ..To examine the trends of substance use and correlated variables in high-school students in Southern Thailand...
  5. ncbi The treatment of alcohol dependence
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    aDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
    Curr Opin Psychiatry 20:222-7. 2007
    ..The present review summarizes current research on the management of alcohol dependence, including pharmacotherapy, psychosocial interventions and treatment of alcohol dependence with comorbid psychiatric disorders...
  6. ncbi The Use of Mitragynine speciosa ("Krathom"), an addictive plant, in Thailand
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Subst Use Misuse 42:2145-57. 2007
    ..Limitations regarding self-report and generalizability of the study were noted, and further longitudinal study among other population groups is required for educating people and users about possible harmful impacts of krathom use...
  7. ncbi Prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption and health-risk behaviors among high school students in Thailand
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 33:2037-46. 2009
    ..Underage drinking is a significant social and public health problem in Thailand. We report the prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption and associated health-risk behaviors using data from a 2007-2008 national school survey...
  8. ncbi Health-risk behaviors among high-school students in southern Thailand
    Nisan Sam-Angsri
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    J Med Assoc Thai 93:1075-83. 2010
    ..Determine the prevalence of health-risk behaviors among high-school students in southern Thailand...
  9. ncbi Religious beliefs and practice, and alcohol use in Thai men
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla, 90110 Thailand
    Alcohol Alcohol 37:193-7. 2002
    ..Understanding the association between religious beliefs and drinking behaviour can potentially assist in the development of prevention and treatment programmes...
  10. ncbi Epidemiology and intervention strategies for underage drinking in Thailand
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
    Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi 42:610-4. 2007
  11. ncbi Prevalence of hazardous-harmful drinking in a southern Thai community
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai 90110, Thailand
    Drug Alcohol Rev 22:287-93. 2003
    ..Of all the subjects, 48%, 25% and 15% of the hazardous-harmful, non-problem and non-drinkers had abnormal GGT. Hazardous-harmful drinking is a prevalent problem in male general population in Thailand...
  12. ncbi Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 genotypes, alcohol flushing symptoms and drinking patterns in Thai men
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand
    Psychiatry Res 118:9-17. 2003
    ..5% and 27% vs. 12%, respectively. Overall, the study supports the role of the mutant ALDH2*2 allele in preventing high alcohol consumption and the development of alcohol dependence in a Thai population...
  13. ncbi Effects of paternal drinking, conduct disorder and childhood home environment on the development of alcohol use disorders in a Thai population
    Sawitri Assanangkornchai
    Department of Psychiatry andEpidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Addiction 97:217-26. 2002
    ..To identify influences on the development of alcohol use disorders in a Thai population, particularly parental drinking and childhood environment...
  14. ncbi Patterns of attendance in methadone maintenance treatment program in Yunnan Province, China
    Yanhua Che
    Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
    Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 37:148-54. 2011
    ..To describe the patterns of patients' attendance over the first three quarters of a year under methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clinics in Yunnan Province, China...
  15. ncbi Drug and alcohol services in middle-income countries
    Usaneya Perngparn
    Drug Dependence Research Center, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Drug Dependence, College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
    Curr Opin Psychiatry 21:229-33. 2008
    ..The present review summarizes current research in middle-income countries on drug and alcohol services for prevention, screening, treatment, care and rehabilitation between June 2006 and December 2007...
  16. ncbi Illicit substance supply and abuse in 2000-2004: an approach to assess the outcome of the war on drug operation
    Vichai Poshyachinda
    Drug Dependence Research Center, Institute of Health Research, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
    Drug Alcohol Rev 24:461-6. 2005