Nurul Azim
| Colonel Nurul Azim | |
|---|---|
| Native name | মোঃ নূরুল আজীম |
| Born | 31 March 1951 Dewanganj Upazila, Jamalpur |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Dhaka College, Dhaka Medical College, Armed Forces Medical Institute, Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
| 💼 Occupation | Psychiatrist, professor of psychiatry, retired army officer |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Rashida Ahmed |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
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Colonel (Retd.) Nurul Azim (born March 31, 1951) is a Bangladeshi psychiatrist and former professor of psychiatry.
Early life and education[edit]
Azim was born in Dewanganj Upazila in Jamalpur in 1951. He is a Dhaka Collegiate (1967–69). He obtained his MBBS with Honors from Dhaka Medical College in 1975. After gaining commission in the Bangladesh Army in the year of 1976, he underwent two years Specialization Course (Grading in Psychiatry) at Armed Forces Medical Institute from the periods of 1976-'78. He completed FCPS (Psychiatry) in 1984 from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in January 1986.[1][2] In between (1984–85) he completed WHO Fellowship of one-year duration from Asian Countries. In 1987 he obtained Classification in Psychiatry, the highest attainable level as a Specialist in Army. He received PsyD in 1997 & PhD (in Clinical Psychology) in 1999 online from MU (USA). He also received MD (USA) in 1999 and FACP (USA) in 1999. He was awarded FRCP by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2002.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
In 1975, Azim started his career in Bangladesh Health Services after passing MBBS form Dhaka Medical College. He was commissioned in the Medical Corps of Bangladesh Army as a Lieutenant in 1976. He was the most senior psychiatrist in the Bangladesh Army between 1990-2002 and retired prematurely as a Colonel on health grounds in October 2002. During 1993–2002, he taught as Professor in a number of institutions, among which are Armed Forces Institutions including AFMI, AMI, FSI & AFMC; Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research/Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, NIMH, BCGP, Multiple Private Medical Colleges.[citation needed] He had the opportunity of successfully treating Charles Bonnet Syndrome of Iajuddin Ahmed, the former President of Bangladesh during 1/11 period.[3][4][better source needed]
Personal life[edit]
Azim's wife is Rashida Ahmed. They have two daughters who are doctors.[citation needed]
Partial bibliography[edit]
He has authored or co-authored many articles, publications and books including the following:
- Life stressors and depression, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1990; 1: 8-17 ISSN 1016-8990
- Life events and depression in a developing society, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1991; 2: 18-25 ISSN 1016-8990
- Validation study of two versions of GHQ in South Indian college student samples, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1991; 2: 8-12 ISSN 1016-8990
- Propf Schizophrenia, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1991; 2: 24-25 ISSN 1016-8990
- Some aspects of stress depression relationship in Bangladesh, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1993; 3: 9-17 ISSN 1016-8990
- Demographic attributes of MDP: A retrospective study, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1993; 4: 11-19 ISSN 1016-8990
- Tuberous sclerosis, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1991; 1: 18-21
- Neuro-syphilis presenting as psychiatric disorder, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1992; 2: 13-15 ISSN 1728-4406
- Socio-demographic aspects of Schizophrenia, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1993; 4: 3-9 ISSN 1728-4406
- Clinical presentations of 300 cases of MDP, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1994; 6: 10-13 ISSN 1728-4406
- Fear, Armed Forces Medical Journal 1977; 3: 51-56 ISSN 1019-9837
- Mental illnesses in Bangladesh Army, Armed Forces Medical Journal 1978; 4: 31-35 ISSN 1019-9837
- Clinical analyses of fifty cases of depression, Armed Forces Medical Journal 1986; 11:57-61 ISSN 1019-9837
- Analyses of clinical presentations of 400 cases of Schizophrenia in Bangladesh, Armed Forces Medical Journal 1997; 21: 15-21 ISSN 1019-9837
- Status of Clozapine when compared with the typical neuroleptics in the treatment of Schizophrenia, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1999; 13: 31-41 ISSN 1728-4406
- Re-evaluation of Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT)[5]
- Essence of school health: Editorial, Jalalabad Medical Journal 2007; 4: 3-5
- Health Economics of Life-Style Choices: a Review. Jalalabad Medical Journal. 2007; 04 (02): 85 - 91
- Lifestyles of students of selected high schools of Dhaka city. Jahurul Islam Medical Journal. 2007; 03: 158 – 163 ISSN 1993-9698
- Health awareness of students of selected high schools of Dhaka city. Jalalabad Medical Journal. 2007; 05 (01)
- Characteristics of abortion cases in a medical college hospital. Jahurul Islam Medical Journal. 2009; 04 (02) ISSN 1993-9698
References[edit]
- ↑ "Fellow with Exam". Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "All Fellow With Exam List". Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ↑ ড. ইয়াজউদ্দিনের বক্তব্য এবং মানসিকভাবে ভারসাম্যহীনতার তত্ত্ব [Dr. Iajuddin's speech and the theory of mental imbalance]. News Bangla (in Bengali). May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ইয়াজউদ্দিন মানসিক ভারসাম্যহীন অবস্থায় উত্তর দিয়েছেন [Iajuddin answers in a state of mental imbalance]. munshigonj24.com (in Bengali). May 27, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ↑ Md Nurul Azim (December 25, 2005). "Re-evaluation of Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT)". The Daily Star (Opinion). Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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