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

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 ^[2] | Dr. Mayur Muthe ^[2] | 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