title: Study of psychiatric comorbidity of alcohol use disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The problem of alcohol abuseis increasing in the world. The subjects for this study comprised of all patients visiting Department of Psychiatry of Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal and who were regularly consuming alcohol.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective study done at the Department of Psychiatry, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital. Of the 263 patients of alcohol use disorder with or without psychiatric comorbiditywere analyzed. The ratios and proportions were used for statistical analysis.The study was conducted from 1st January 2009 to 30th December 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study shows that alcohol use disorder without comorbidity is 184 (71.04%). Psychosis is (alcoholic hallucinosis) 32(12.36%) followed by anxiety disorder 19 (7.33%) and depressive disorder 17 (6.56%). Data shows highest number of cases were age group (40-49) 88 (33.46%) followed by (50-59), 65 (24.71%). Highest number of cases were of lower caste, Baisya 139 (52.85%) followed by Sudra 57 (21.67%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current study shows 75 (28.95%) patients consuming alcohol have psychiatric comorbidity including psychosis, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder and bipolar disorder etc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal. drcpsedai@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Sedain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult