SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS FOR COMORBID DEPRESSION AMONG ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE PATIENT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY.

Authors

  • Aman Kishore Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior
  • Sanjay Lahariya Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior.
  • Abhijeet Shrivastava Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v5i5.1914

Keywords:

Alcohol Dependence, Depression, Co-morbidity, Socio-demographic factors

Abstract

Despite of high prevalence of depression in alcohol dependent individual, the nature of relationship between depression and alcohol dependence has been difficult to define.  Present study investigates the relationship between socio demographic and alcohol related variables with the diagnosis of depression

It is a cross-sectional descriptive study with a sample of 50 individuals diagnosed to have alcohol dependence syndrome that consented and fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria.

MINI-6 was administered for dividing the sample into depressed (n=11, 22%) and non depressed (n=39, 78%) groups.

There were only few differences among the two groups on socio-demographic and alcohol related variables. 

Keywords: Alcohol Dependence, Depression, Co-morbidity, Socio-demographic factors.

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Published

2021-05-22

How to Cite

Kishore, A. ., Lahariya, S. ., & Shrivastava, A. . (2021). SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS FOR COMORBID DEPRESSION AMONG ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE PATIENT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 5(5). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v5i5.1914

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Vol. 5 No. 5 (2021)

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