Alcohol addiction, de-addiction and mental health: Reviews of Indian and Western research studies

Pages: 1433-1438
Namita Mohanty (Department of Psychology Utkal University Bhubaneswar, Odisha)
Prabhudarsan Sahoo (Department of Psychology Nayagarh Autonomous College Nayagarh, Odisha)
Jitendra Mohanty (Department of Management KSOM, KIIT University Bhubaneswar, Odisha)

Alcohol addiction had long been considered as one of the major health and social problems faced by the people all over the world. Research studies highlighted on several reasons responsible for alcohol addiction and its continuity among the addicts. A person’s self-esteem and attitude towards alcohol abuse, often influenced his/her drinking habits. Repeated intake of alcohol adversely impacted both physical and mental health of the abusers. On the other hand, mental illness might also have an impact on the pattern of drinking and the vice-versa. The present paper probed into the research reviews spreading over last three decades relating to the linkages existing among self-esteem, attitude towards alcohol addiction and mental health of alcohol addicts. A comparative analysis was made to unleash the nature of associations existing among these variables in Indian and Western cultures along with the reasons responsible for such linkages.