A study of socio-demographic and clinical profile of alcohol and nicotine dependent patients
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Alcohol and Nicotine use disorders are common problems in clinical practice among patients with substance use disorders in Psychiatry OPD. Aims and Objectives: To find out Socio-Demographic and Clinical Profile of Alcohol and Nicotine Dependent Patients. Materials and Methods: Our Study includes 100 patients between age group of 18 to 60 years who attended the Psychiatry OPD of Medical College and fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria were assessed for Socio-Demographic and Clinical Profile using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-60) for assessing psychiatric morbidity in the subject, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM–A) for assessing anxiety, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) for assessing Depression and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) for Psychosis/Schizophrenia and for other psychiatric disorders. Results: Most of the patients were male (93%), of age group 31-50 years (43%), were married (73%), belongs to rural background (76%), Hindu by religion (73%), having primary education (30%) and Farmer (57%). Among Psychiatric co-morbidity depressive episodes were most common (40%) and schizophrenia were least common (5%). Conclusion: Psychiatric co-morbidity in alcohol and nicotine dependence is very high.
Authors and Affiliations
Jaskaranjit Singh Litt, Tushar Jagawat, Krishna Kanwal, Bajrang Dhaka, Pankaj Kumar
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