Authors:
Joseph Jeganathan, Suman Vashist, Nirmala G, Raman Deep

Addresses:
1Nursing Department, College of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Kingdom of Bahrain. 2Department of Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, SGT University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India. 3Nursing Department, College of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Kingdom of Bahrain. 4Registered Mental Health Nurse, St. James Hospital, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. jjeganathan@uob.edu.bh1, suman_fnur@sgtuniversity.org2, ngangadurai@uob.edu.bh3, deeraman@gmail.com4 

Abstract:

One of the main factors in death and disability worldwide is alcohol. Alcohol usage accounts for almost 5.1% of the world's disease burden and kills close to 3.3 million people annually. Over time, alcohol usage can start to negatively impact anyone's physical and mental health. These side effects could be more severe and obvious. Heavy or prolonged alcohol consumption can affect cognitive functions and cause mental health deterioration. The study's objective was to measure the patients' levels of anxiety and Depression during alcohol withdrawal. A quantitative survey approach was used, and a descriptive design was adopted to assess anxiety and Depression among patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome. The study was conducted at the Institute of Mental Health, Chennai. The population selected for this study was patients diagnosed with alcohol withdrawal syndrome admitted to the De-addiction ward. The sample size for this study was 30 patients diagnosed with alcohol withdrawal patient admitted to the de-addiction ward in Chennai. Data was collected using a demographic data sheet, and the Hamilton anxiety scale and Hamilton depression scale were used to assess the anxiety and Depression among alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Data analysis was done using descriptive Statistics and Inferential statistics. Among the participants, 46.6% experienced mild anxiety, 30% had moderate anxiety, and 23.3% had severe anxiety. Half of the participants reported low levels of depression, 23.3% had moderate depression, and 26.6% were severely depressed. Patients with alcohol dependence syndrome were shown to experience various degrees of anxiety and Depression, calling into question whether or not they were receiving proper treatment for psychiatric comorbidities.

Keywords: Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome; Anxiety; Depression; De-Addiction Ward; Patients; Mental Health; Moderate Anxiety; Dependence Syndrome; Psychiatric Comorbidities.

Received on: 29/10/2022, Revised on: 19/12/2022, Accepted on: 15/02/2023, Published on: 21/03/2023

FMDB Transactions on Sustainable Health Science Letters, 2023 Vol. 1 No. 1, Pages: 31-40

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