Nurul Azim

Nurul Azim (born 31 March 1951) is a Bangladeshi psychologist, professor of psychiatry and retired army officer.

Early life and education
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. Then he underwent two years Specialization Course (Grading in Psychiatry) at Armed Forces Medical Institute from 1976-78. He completed FCPS (Psychiatry) in 1984 from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in January 1986. 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.

Career
In 1975, Azim started his career in Bangladesh Health Services after passing MBBS form Dhaka Medical College. He was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps of Bangladesh as a Lieutenant in 1976. He was the most senior psychiatrist in the Armed Forces of Bangladesh 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. He had the opportunity of successfully treating Charles Bonnet Syndrome of Iajuddin Ahmed, the former President of Bangladesh during 1/11 period.

Personal life
Azim's wife is Rashida Ahmed. They have two daughters who are doctors.

Partial bibliography
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
 * Life events and depression in a developing society, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1991; 2: 18-25
 * Validation study of two versions of GHQ in South Indian college student samples, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1991; 2: 8-12
 * Propf Schizophrenia, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1991; 2: 24-25
 * Some aspects of stress depression relationship in Bangladesh, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1993; 3: 9-17
 * Demographic attributes of MDP: A retrospective study, Annals of Medical Practitioners 1993; 4: 11-19
 * Tuberous sclerosis, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1991; 1: 18-21
 * Neuro-syphilis presenting as psychiatric disorder, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1992; 2: 13-15
 * Socio-demographic aspects of Schizophrenia, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1993; 4: 3-9
 * Clinical presentations of 300 cases of MDP, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1994; 6: 10-13
 * Fear, Armed Forces Medical Journal 1977; 3: 51-56
 * Mental illnesses in Bangladesh Army, Armed Forces Medical Journal 1978; 4: 31-35
 * Clinical analyses of fifty cases of depression, Armed Forces Medical Journal 1986; 11:57-61
 * Analyses of clinical presentations of 400 cases of Schizophrenia in Bangladesh, Armed Forces Medical Journal 1997; 21: 15-21
 * Status of Clozapine when compared with the typical neuroleptics in the treatment of Schizophrenia, Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry 1999; 13: 31-41
 * Re-evaluation of Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT)
 * 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
 * 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)