🧠 Advancing Addiction Psychiatry Through Gender-Sensitive Research

🎤 Featured Speaker: Dr. Kazeem Abimbola Uthman | Federal Medical Center, Umuahia, Nigeria📌 Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
📖 Title: Gender disparities in patterns and outcomes of substance usedisorder: A retrospective study in the psychiatric ward of FMC Umuahia, Nigeria

🔬 Presentation Highlights
∙ Context: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a growing public health challenge in Nigeria, with limited gender-focused inpatient data.
∙ Study Scope: Retrospective analysis of 286 psychiatric inpatients (2018–2024) diagnosed with SUD at FMC Umuahia.
∙ Key Findings:

• Males predominated (69.2%) and were more likely to engage in polysubstance use, especially alcohol and cannabis.
• Females showed higher use of prescription opioids and sedatives and greater psychiatric comorbidity, notably depression and anxiety.
• Males had higher rates of discharge against medical advice and relapse within six months.
  ∙ Clinical Insight: Gender emerged as a significant predictor of treatment adherence and outcomes.
  ∙ Impact: Highlights the urgent need for gender-responsive addiction treatment strategies in psychiatric settings.

👨‍⚕️ About the Speaker
Dr. Kazeem Abimbola Uthman is a Consultant Psychiatrist specializing in addiction psychiatry and a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. With experience across both public and private sectors, he currently serves as the Head of Psychiatry at FMC Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, contributing significantly to addiction treatment, research, and mental health policy.

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Event: International Conference on Addiction Medicine, Mental Health andPsychiatry
📅 Dates: March 23–25, 2026
📍 Venue: Singapore & Online
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