Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Aim: The aim of the present study to assess the co-morbidity of depression and disability in people with alcoholism. Methods: This research comprised 100 patients aged 18 and above who satisfied the criteria for alcohol dependency syndrome according to ICD-10 and had an informant accessible. Patients were evaluated for depression using ICD-10 criteria during clinical interviews, and severity was measured using the HAM-D rating scale (HAM-D score: 0-7 = normal, 8-16 = mild depression, 17-23 = moderate depression, 24 and above = severe depression). The WHODAS 2.0 rating scale was used to measure disability. The WHODAS 2.0 scale was selected because it has previously been used to assess impairment in alcohol dependency syndrome research. Results: Depression was shown to be prevalent in 83 percent of alcoholism patients. The mild depression (12%), moderate depression (29%), and severe depression (22%). The WHO DAS 2.0 Scale was used to measure disability. It was discovered that impairment exists in 89 percent of the sample. Life activities (30 percent), which comprise both family and job activities, were the most impacted among the individual areas, followed by engagement in society (29 percent ). In terms of severity, the majority of the patients (35 patients) had moderate to severe impairment, 33 patients had mild disability, 20 patients had mild disability, and 1 patient had extreme disability. Conclusion: Three-fourths of people with ADS suffer from depression. ADS is also linked to higher degrees of impairment, regardless of whether or not depression is present.