Psychological well-being among spouses of individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome

Pages: 136-139
Swarnlata Kumari (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Agra )
Jai Prakash (Department of Clinical Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuro Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS), Ranchi )

The study is an endeavor to evaluate and enumerate the level of psychological well being among spouses of individual with alcohol dependence syndrome and spouses of non alcoholic individuals. 150 consenting spouses age group 25-45, which include 100 spouses of individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome and 50 spouses of non alcoholic individuals diagnosed as per ICD- 10-DCR criteria were selected from OPD and IPD of Ranchi Institute of Neuro Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Ranchi. Result revealed that the psychological well being in the spouses of individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome were significant lower as compare with spouses of non alcoholic individuals. Conclusion: the finding of present study suggests that spouses of individuals with alcohol dependence have low psychological well being.