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Research Paper | Psychiatry | India | Volume 12 Issue 2, February 2023 | Popularity: 5.1 / 10

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Study of Association of Severity of Alcohol Dependence with Quality of Sleep and Severity of Insomnia in Alcohol Dependence Syndrome Patients

Dr. Govind Yadav, Dr. Mujahid Shaikh, Dr. Mayur Muthe, Dr. Vilas Chavan

Abstract: Background: Severity of alcohol dependence may be associated with the prevalence and severity of sleep disturbances. Symptoms of insomnia have been observed in alcohol-dependent patients at rates as high as 91%.However, in alcohol dependent samples, the prevalence of sleep problems has been reported to be as high as 72%. Aim:To Study the association of severity of alcohol dependence with quality of sleep and severity of insomnia in alcohol dependence syndrome patients Methods: This cross sectional observational study was conducted on 46 subjects of alcohol dependence syndrome having age group between 20 to 50 years from outpatient and inpatient Department of Psychiatry. Results: In the present study, 4.35% patients had mild alcohol dependence, 56.52% had moderate and 39.13% had severe alcohol dependence. All 46 patients had clinically significant insomnia. 50% showed mild insomnia and other 50% showed moderate insomnia. Among the patients 100% had poorer sleep quality. Conclusion: This study concluded that severity of alcohol dependence was associated with the severity of insomnia and quality of sleep in alcohol dependence syndrome patients.

Keywords: severity of alcohol dependence syndrome, sleep quality, insomnia, insomnia severity index, pittsburgh sleep quality index

Edition: Volume 12 Issue 2, February 2023

Pages: 1596 - 1600

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