Ganja Addiction in Pakistan: Understanding the Country’s Most Used Drug
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Ganja is the most widely used illegal drug in Pakistan. It is also the one most likely to be dismissed as harmless. Families assume it […]
LSD, Molly, and MDMA: What Pakistani Parents Need to Know About Designer Drugs
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. A few years ago, most Pakistani families had never heard of LSD, Molly, or MDMA. These were drugs associated with foreign cities, Western nightlife, and […]
Ice Drug in Pakistan: Effects, Addiction, and How to Get Help
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Ice drugs are not new. But in Pakistan, it is a rapidly growing one. Over the past several years, it has moved from an obscure […]
Depression Treatment in Pakistan: What Works, What Does Not, and When Therapy Is Not Enough
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Depression is the most common mental health condition in Pakistan. It is also one of the most under-treated. Millions of people are living with a […]
Pregabalin (Lyrica) Addiction in Pakistan: The Silent Epidemic Hiding in Plain Sight
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan | Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, prescription drug dependence, dual diagnosis, and complex withdrawal presentations. MBBS, FCPS (Psychiatry). It does not look like a drug problem. The pills come in blister packs with a pharmacist’s label. They are prescribed — […]
Tramadol Addiction Treatment in Pakistan: The FCRC Protocol
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Walk into any pharmacy in Pakistan and ask for tramadol. In many parts of the country, it is handed over the counter without a prescription, […]
Dual Diagnosis Treatment in Pakistan: When Addiction and Mental Health Coexist
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. A pattern keeps repeating in the families who come to Federal City Rehab Clinic. They have already tried treatment. Often more than once. A son […]
Xanax Addiction in Pakistan: The Prescription Drug Crisis No One Is Talking About
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, dual diagnosis, and the clinical management of psychiatric medication There is a crisis unfolding in Pakistan that almost no one is talking about. It is not happening in the streets or the alleys where […]
Best Medicine for Anxiety in Pakistan: What You Should Know Before Taking Anything
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, and dual diagnosis presentations. If you have searched “best medicine for anxiety in Pakistan,” you are not alone. Millions of Pakistanis are dealing with anxiety in some form, and the search for a medication […]
Top 10 Psychiatrists in Islamabad — Expert Mental Health Care
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Finding the top best psychiatrists in Islamabad is one of the most important decisions a person or family can make. Mental health conditions, whether depression, […]
