Background: The overall personality is related to the treatment outcome. Hence for successful treatment and management of alcohol dependent cases, it is essential to understand their personality. Objective was to study the psychiatric profile of patients with alcoholism.Methods: Present cross sectional hospital based study was conducted for six months in department of psychiatry, Institute of mental health, Hyderabad, a tertiary care psychiatric facility. This 600 bedded hospital has a daily outpatient clinic and provides inpatient care. Alcohol dependence syndrome and uncomplicated withdrawal state patients only were included in the present study. Age less than 18 and more than 60 years, patients with mental retardation, patients with personality disorders were excluded.Results: Majority of subjects belongs upper low socioeconomic status 57.50% (n=23), 36 (90%) were Hindus, two (5%) were Muslims and two (5%) were Christians. 42.5% (n=17) were illiterate, 22.5% (n=9) were having primary school education. 12.5% (n=5) were single, 87.5% (n=35) were married. 77.5% (n=31) were unskilled, 17.5% (n=7) were semiskilled, and 5% (n=2) were skilled. Maximum were from rural areas (67.5%) and 32.5% were from urban areas. self-injurious behavior is female and males are same 25% (n=5). Majority of males in the high-risk level of severity of alcoholism has banging head against something, to the extent that caused a bruise to appear type of behavior.Conclusions: Majority alcoholics were from low social classes, were illiterate, were married, unskilled workers. Hence these group people should be paid proper attention to prevent the occurrence of alcoholism among them.
Background: Mania is a common mood disorder. Mania associated with distractibility, irritability, impulsive behavior, great physical and mental activity. Irritability and impulsive behavior can lead to variable degree of self-injurious behavior. Self-injurious behavior more troublesome to patient and family members, there is a lack of proper research in the field of self-injurious behavior and mania. Objective: To assess the sociodemographic profile of self- injurious behavior in mania and self- injurious behavior in relation to severity of mania. Methods: Present study was a hospital based cross sectional study. The study was conducted at a tertiary care psychiatric hospital for a period of 6 months. 40 Patients with bipolar affective disorder with currently Mania with or without psychosis were included in the study. Patients with other psychiatric disorder were excluded from the study. Results: The mean age of study subjects was 29.75+7.012. The overall prevalence of self-injurious behavior among patients with mania was 37.5%. Cutting was seen in 4 males and 4 female patients. Burned with a cigarette and Burned with a lighter was seen only in one male patient. The age of onset of cutting and banged was seen at around 26 years of age. Total duration of mania for cutting was around 14 years and 17 years for head banged. Conclusion: The overall prevalence of self-injurious behavior among patients with mania was 37.5%. This was more in females as compared to males. But the difference is narrow and cannot be statistically significant.
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