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| Published: September 12, 2023
Study on Disability and Psychological Problems of Individual with Alcohol Dependence
Psychiatric Social Worker, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Senior Psychiatric Social Welfare Officer, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Medical Social Worker, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.310.20231103
DOI: 10.25215/1103.310
ABSTRACT
Background: Alcohol use is a major risk factor for global disease burden, and excessive use leads to disability and psychological problems in individuals. In previous literature on various health effects of alcohol, the weight of the evidence was on illness and death. Correspondingly, in the area of psychological health, the effects of alcohol on psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia have been more broadly studied. So, keeping this background in mind, this study was planned to assess the relationship between psychological problems and disability in individuals with alcohol dependence. Objective: To see the relationship between psychological problems and disability in individuals with alcohol dependence. Methodology: This present study was conducted at the outpatient and inpatient departments of the Centre for De-Addiction Psychiatry at the Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi. The sample, consisting of 50 male individuals’ diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome as per ICD-10 DCR, was selected through purposive sampling. The sample age range was 20–45 years. Individuals who are suffering from any other mental illness, substance use disorder, epilepsy, or physical chronic illness were excluded. After obtaining basic socio-demographic and clinical details on a predesigned datasheet, the GHQ 28 (General Health Questioners) and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) scales were used for data collection. Result and Conclusion: The prospective study findings indicate that the participants in the study were male, with a negative correlation seen with family income and somatic symptoms and also an association between severe depression and self-care.
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© 2023, Yadav, A.K., Singh, N.K., Munda, S.K., Mamtani, H. & Shukla, M.
Received: July 31, 2023; Revision Received: September 08, 2023; Accepted: September 12, 2023
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.310.20231103
10.25215/1103.310
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Published in Volume 11, Issue 3, July-September, 2023