Depression in “Alcohol Dependence Syndrome’’: Undiagnosed comorbidity-A cross -sectional study in tertiary care general hospital in Delhi- NCR

Authors

  • Abhinit Kumar Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital, Gr. Noida, U.P, India
  • Kunal Kumar Prof &Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital, Gr. Noida, U.P, India
  • Kapil Upadhyay PG- Alumni, Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital, Gr. Noida, U.P, India
  • Nikhil Nayar Senior Resident, Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital, Gr. Noida, U.P, India

Keywords:

alcohol,dependence

Abstract

This study was done to know and evaluate the presence of Depressive disorder in diagnosed case of alcohol dependence syndrome. A total of 60 cases who met the “ICD- 10 criteria’’ for Alcohol dependence syndrome and acontrol group of 60 subjects from the general population were assessed. This studyfocused on determining the prevalence of Depressive disorder among alcohol-dependentsubjects. A standardized diagnostic tool was used for making the psychiatric diagnosis using ICD-10 DCR. In this study,the frequency of occurrence of depressive disorders in alcohol dependent subjects was: Major Depressive Episode – 15% , Dysthymia –5% .

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Published

2022-01-18

How to Cite

Abhinit Kumar, Kunal Kumar, Kapil Upadhyay, & Nikhil Nayar. (2022). Depression in “Alcohol Dependence Syndrome’’: Undiagnosed comorbidity-A cross -sectional study in tertiary care general hospital in Delhi- NCR. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 5(3), 323–327. Retrieved from https://www.ijhcr.com/index.php/ijhcr/article/view/4393