BACKROUND and PURPOSE: There is association of anxiety in alcoholism with behavioral changes, emotional expressivity, health related quality of life, memory, fear, distress tolerance, stress. Also, depression is the major cause of alcoholism. Due to aggression there is disturbance in family, marital and financial status, domestic violence, legal issues, physical and other psychological issues. Nearly2.3 billion people were currently consuming alcohol. Thus, the aim of the study is to evaluate the association between anxiety and aggression in subjects with alcohol dependence.
METHOD: A total of 104 participants were recruited in this cross-sectional correlational study. They were above the age of 18 years,alcohol dependency syndrome according to ICD-10 without any neurological condition which is involving any psychiatric illness other than alcohol dependency. The Anxiety and Aggression were assessed; “Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and Modified Overt Agression Scale.
RESULTS: There was significant correlation seen in anxiety and aggression where p-value = 0.0384. aggression is positively correlated with age as p-value =0.0236 where as age with anxiety doesn’t show any significance where p-value =0.3137.BMI had no significant relation with aggression and anxiety.
CONCLUSION: There was significant correlation between anxiety and aggression in subjects with alcohol dependency.
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