Study of Psychological Dysfunction and Cognitive impairment in Alcohol Dependence Patients
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Psychological dysfunction, Cognitive impairment and Alcohol dependenceAbstract
Alcoholism has a higher prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders than the general population. Heavy drinking has been shown to affect the neuropsychological performance (e.g., memory functions) of young people and may impair the growth and integrity of certain brain structures. Depression is also a common comorbid condition in recently detoxified alcoholics and may relate to both the physiological effects of alcohol withdrawal and psychological factors such as remorse over one's actions. An objective of the study will be to assess psychological dysfunction and cognitive impairment in alcohol-dependence patients and to compare them with healthy controls. Methodology- a Cross-sectional, non-interventional, case-control study would be applied for the present study. A total of 40 participants consisting of 20 Alcohol dependent patients and 20 Healthy controls will be randomly selected for the study. Data will be collected from the Drug De-addiction center in Delhi. Alcohol screening tools Michigan Alcohol Screening test (MAST) will be applied for alcohol dependence, Brief symptoms inventory to assess psychological dysfunction, Montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA) will assess for cognitive impairment. Depending on the nature of data appropriate statistical analysis would be carried out for the same.
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