title: Personality disorder, emotional intelligence, and locus of control of patients with alcohol dependence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess personality disorder (PD), emotional intelligence (EI), and locus of control of alcohol dependent (AD) patients and its comparison with normal controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on purposive sampling technique, 33 AD patients were selected from the De-Addiction Ward of Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS) and 33 matched normal subjects were selected from Ranchi and nearby places. Both the groups were matched on various sociodemographic parameters, that is, age, gender, and socioeconomic level. All participants were assessed with Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III, Mangal EI Inventory, and Locus of Control scale. Obtained responses were scored by using standard scoring procedures and subsequently statistically analyzed by using Chi-square test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  AD patients have more comorbid pathological personality traits and disorders in comparison to their normal counterparts. Depressive, narcissistic, and paranoid PDs were prominent among AD group; followed by schizotypal, antisocial, negativistic, dependent, schizoid, sadistic, masochistic, and borderline PD. In comparison to normal participants, AD patients were significantly deficient in almost all the areas of EI and their locus of control was externally oriented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with AD have significantly higher PDs, low EI, and an external orientation on the locus of control. Identification and management of these comorbid conditions are likely to improve the management and outcome of AD.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Psychologist, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Om
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Neelu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Amool R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sengar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University), Rural Medical College, Ahmed Nagar, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Suprakash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhury
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, RBR NES PG College, Jaspur Nagar, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Jay Kumar
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ranjan
keywords: Alcohol dependence; emotional intelligence; locus of control; personality disorder