Daniel Saldanha
India
Research Article
Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Alcohol Dependence: A Control Study
Author(s): Suprakash Chaudhury*, Daniel Saldanha, Rajeev Saini, Chetan Diwan, Vivek Pratap Singh and Vinayak PathakSuprakash Chaudhury*, Daniel Saldanha, Rajeev Saini, Chetan Diwan, Vivek Pratap Singh and Vinayak Pathak
Background: Though anecdotal evidence of comorbid psychiatric disorders in alcohol dependent patient abound there is lack of systematic Indian studies in this area.Aim: To determine the type and frequency of comorbid psychiatric disorders in alcohol dependent individuals as compared with matched normal population. Methods: This cross-sectional, hospital based, utilized the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview to assess 88 alcohol-dependent patients consecutively admitted to de-addiction unit of two tertiary care hospitals, one in urban area and another in rural area. A matched control group of 88 subjects from the general population were also assessed. Psychiatric diagnoses were made as per DSM IV TR criteria.Results: Among the alcohol-dependent patients 46.59% showed personality disorders compared to 6.82% of the.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2378-5756.1000442