Title: Psychiatric Comorbidity in Alcohol Dependent Outpatients in Tertiary Care Centre
Authors: Dr Padmini Cherukunnath, Dr Arun M Palayat, Dr Binoo Divakaran , Dr Mohanchandran V V
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i3.50
Alcohol dependence is rising in India, perhaps due to newer and greater stresses related to rapid changes in life-styles. This cross-sectional study was designed to find prevalence of psychiatric co-morbidities in outpatients with alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) and to analyze relationship between presence of psychiatric morbidity with socio demographic and illness related factors. Data was collected from 100 consecutive outpatients with ADS using structured socio-demographic Performa and semi-structured pre-validated Alcohol intake datasheet. ADS and psychiatric co-morbidities were diagnosed by International Classification of Diseases Diagnostic criteria for research- Tenth Revision. (ICD-10 DCR) Prevalence of psychiatric co-morbidity was 56%. 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