Evaluation of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Spouces of Patients with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Abstract

Background: Alcoholism is a significant problem in India that have a deleterious impact on the functioning of spouse. Alcoholism is chronic progressive and often fatal disease. It is a primary disorder and not a symptom of other disease or emotional problems. Alcohol dependence effect every type of cell in the body, including central nervous system. The wives of alcoholics undergo intense trauma and stress in their domestic environment which brings about major psychological problems like high levels of anxiety, depression, neuroticism, and poor self-esteem. Domestic violence, emotional violence, and financial violence are some of the frequently occurring and well-recognized problem faced by wives of alcoholics.

Aim: To assess association of Depression, anxiety and stress In wives Of Patient With Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Objective: To evaluate association of Depression, anxiety and stress In wives Of Patient With Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Settings and Design: The study was conducted on psychiatric inpatients admitted in Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur between December 2020, and December 2021.

Materials and method: Cross-sectional, observational, descriptive, analytical (comparative), clinical study. Applying a consecutive sampling, the study consisted of 50 wives of alcohol Sevirity of alcohol dependence was done based on SADQ (Sevirity of Alcohol dependence Questionnaire)

Results: Quality of life of wives of patients diagnosed with alcohol dependent syndrome is directly propotional to their severity scoring.

Conclusion: depression, anxiety and stress level of wives co relates with severity level of consumption of alcohol by the patients. depression relates more severely than anxiety and stress.