Mobile and web-based application to get solutions from drug addiction:telepsychiatry perspective

Abstract Background: In recent time, telepsychiatry has brought the revolutionary changes in the treatment of mental health sector. Telepsychiatry has received most significance as it can help in saving the time, cost and visits of the victims. Objectives: The main objective of this study is to assess the significance of telepsychiatry as a solution of drug addiction. Moreover, to analyze the comparative benefits of using telepsychiatry as a solution of drug addiction and the previous manual system and to evaluate whether using telepsychiatry can save the time, money and energy of the patients and their nearest persons, the study has been directed. Methodology: For this research study, both the primary and secondary data has been used and, in this regard, the primary data has been collected from 48 drug addicted people and 36 parents of the addicted people, where the research area is Dhaka, Bangladesh. Results: The results show that a large number of addict (89%) and their parents (85%) gets the information regarding the negative consequences of drug addiction from the internet. Moreover, the study also revealed that because of telepsychiatry, the time, money as well as energy of both the addicts and their parents have been saved. Conclusion: In Bangladesh, the necessity of telepsychiatry has been felt in recent time. In this regard, many organizations have started to understand to feel the significance and therefore, they have started to think about this issue. With this consequences, Thikana Psychiatric and Drug Addiction Clinic has already started their activities regarding telepsychiatry. It is hope that by ensuring mobile or web-based application can make revolutionary changes in the telepsychiatry of Bangladesh