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A cross sectional study among patients with co-morbidities of alcohol dependence and mental illness admitted in Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata-a
Abstract
Background:
Psychiatric comorbidities are not very uncommon particularly in alcohol dependent patients. They are sometime very difficult to treat and overall prognosis is unpredictable most of the time.
Aims:
To measure the prevalence of several psychiatric comorbidities in patients with alcohol dependence.
Settings and design:
The study assessed the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities among 100 alcohol dependent patients admitted in Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata.
Methods and Material:
A semistructuredproforma and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) diagnostic tools were used among alcohol dependent patients who met inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Statistical Analysis used:
Statistical analysis was done by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Results:
The psychiatric comorbidities among alcohol dependent patients were depression (32%), Bipolar affective disorder (20%), Anxiety disorder (18%), Personality disorder (10%), Schizophrenia (10%).
Conclusions:
Most of the patients in this study were males. Those of (V-X) educational standard, male persons of mean age group 25.4 years and having monthly family income of Rs 1,000 -5,000 were most vulnerable group of alcohol dependence with comorbidities. The most common psychiatric comorbidity was depression (32.5%).
