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Characteristics of alcohol use in patients with alcohol dependence.
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... is evident that the patients and control subjects were well matched on socio-demographic variables like age, sex, education, marital status, and socioeconomic status. Table 2 gives the details regarding the age at initiation of alcohol consumption and period of alcohol consumption of the patients. Table 3 gives the prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders in patients with alcohol dependence in the present study along with prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the control group. ...
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... This finding is in agreement with an earlier Indian study. [9] The most common psychotic symptom in the current study was auditory hallucinations. This finding was similar to an earlier Indian study. ...
Background: There is a paucity of data on the prevalence and pattern of alcohol-induced psychotic disorder (AIPD) and the role of personality traits in alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and AIPD. Aim: This study aims to study the prevalence and pattern of AIPD and personality profile in AUD and AIPD patients. Materials and Methods: Consecutive sample of 100 patients with AUD fulfilling Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM 5) criteria and between 18 and 60 years old were included in the study with their informed consent. Psychotic symptoms were assessed in keeping with DSM 5 criteria for substance (alcohol)-induced psychosis. The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) was used to explore personality traits. Results: In the present study, middle class and lower middle class people were found to develop AUD. Early age of initiation of alcohol intake placed the individual at risk of developing severe AUD and psychotic symptoms. Psychotic symptoms were seen in 9% of the individuals. Persons with severe alcohol dependence and longer duration of alcohol use were at increased risk for developing psychotic features. The most common psychotic symptom was auditory hallucination. The EPQ showed that 65.93% of the individuals had psychoticism trait; 67.03% were extroverts. Persons with psychoticism trait were found to start taking alcohol at an early age and develop severe AUD. In the neurotic dimension, 54.95% were highly neurotic; 45.05% had average emotional stability. Conclusions: Psychotic symptoms were seen in 9% of patients with AUD. Psychosis in AUD was associated with severity of alcohol dependence, early initiation, longer duration of alcohol intake, and psychoticism personality trait. Psychoticism and extraversion personality traits were predominant in AUD compared to neuroticism trait.
... In addition, comorbid psychiatric disorders in alcohol dependence are associated with prolonged hospital stay, poor treatment outcomes, higher relapse rates, suicide, homelessness, and negative impact on family. [9] Alcohol is one of the commonest drugs of abuse in Nepal. Yet, published literature on alcohol dependence and comorbidities is scarce in Nepal. ...
... [10] In our study the comorbidity rate was 45.16 % of which all were Axis I disorders. This prevalence is similar to that of the studies by Chaudhary S. et al. [9] (46.59%) and Singh A. et al. [12] A French hospital based study by Nubukpo P. et al. [13] also reported a similar prevalence of 42.12%. However, this figure is lower than that of the studies by Vohra AK et al. [11] and Kumar V. et al. [14] in which the prevalence were 76.6% and 64.8% respectively. ...
Introduction: The co-occurence of substance abuse and mental illness is well known. Alcoholics are reported to be three times more likely to suffer from another psychiatric disorder. This study aims to observe the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity in alcohol dependent patients in our setup. Methods: This was a hospital based cross-sectional observational study conducted over a period of three months. Consecutive patients presenting to the out-patient section of Psychiatric department who met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for alcohol dependence were included in the study. They were interviewed using Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR (SCID I&II) to assess for comorbidity. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS TM) software. Mann Whitney U test and Chi square or Fisher's Exact tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: Out of 31 patients enrolled, 14 (45.16%) had psychiatric comorbid conditions all of which were Axis I disorders. Anxiety disorder (35.71%) was the most frequent associated disorder followed by depressive disorder (28.57%). The alcohol dependent patients with comorbidity was significantly younger (mean age=35.71±13.60 years) in comparison to those without comorbidity (mean age=42.59±11.15 years). Other socio-demographic parameters were comparable between the two groups. Patients with history of past psychiatric illness and medication were less likely to have comorbidity, which was statistically significant. Conclusion: Psychiatric comorbidity is common in alcohol dependent people. Anxiety disorder and depression were more prevalent entities. Those with past illness and medications were less likely to have comorbidities.
Introduction- An estimated sixty million or more people use alcohol in India, and this number has increased recently. It is estimated that 2.7%, or 2.9 crore persons, in the general population (10-75 years old) suffer from dependent alcohol use. Multiple disorders present in one individual at the same time, either concurrently or sequentially, are known as psychiatric comorbidity. Though the degree of the association varies with each condition, alcohol users are more likely to develop mood, anxiety, drug, and mental health illnesses than the general population. To assess the different types of psychiatric problems in pati Objectives- 1- ents with alcohol dependence syndrome. 2- To find out the prevalence of psychiatric problems in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome This cross- Methodologysectional comparative study was conducted at OPD & IPD of Psychiatry Department of Index Medical College & Hospital, Indore for the period of 6 months. The total sample size of this study was 120 subjects divided into two groups i.e. 60 Cases & 60 Controls. The following tools were used for the data collection: 1. a semi-structured socio-demographic proforma, 2. Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 7.0.2. (M.I.N.I.). A total of 53.33% and 15% of patients with and without alcohol dependence disorder were Result & Discussion- present with one or more psychiatric comorbidities. Among them, the most common psychiatric comorbidity present was major depressive disorder (40.63%) followed by bipolar affective disorder (28.13%), dysthymia and social anxiety disorder (9.38% each), panic disorder (6.25%) and anti-social personality disorder and psychotic disorder (3.13% each) in the patients with alcohol dependence disorder. We found a significant association of presence of psychiatric comorbidities in the patients with alcohol dependence disorder. Planning a Conclusion- thorough care strategy for comorbid psychiatric disorders in alcohol- dependent people would therefore benefit from accurate assessment and evaluation of these problems.
