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Introduction: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is also known as alcohol dependence or alcohol addiction. In India (2020), 160 million people are consuming alcohol; among them 57 million people are alcohol dependent (Eashwar et al., 2020, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol. 9, 1, p. 49). Currently, it is a major public concern. Because AUD not only affects the patients physically but also affects person's other life aspects such as mental health, social status, financial status, spirituality, and occupation. Objective: To assess the alcohol use pattern and problems due to alcohol use among patients with AUD registered in the Drug De-Addiction and Treatment Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh. Methodology: An exploratory study was conducted among 40 participants who were enrolled by purposive sampling technique. Participants were enrolled after written informed consent and interviewed as per the interview schedule comprised sociodemographic data, clinical data, and performa to assess the problems associated with alcohol use. Data coding and analysis were done with SPSS (version 26). Results: More than half of the study participants (57.5%) were from the age group of 36 to 55 years with a mean age of 40.55 ± 8.941 years ranging from 24 to 58 years; all were men and 70% of participants were from upper class socioeconomic status. Nearly half (47.5%) of the participants started drinking before 20 years of age and 50% participants had been drinking alcohol for more than 15 years. Participants had many problems such as gastric disorder (80%), weight loss (55%), inefficiency at work (92.5%), increased alcohol-related expenses (88.5%), reduced sources and amount of earning (57.5%), impaired interpersonal relationship (IPR) with family (97.5%), with spouse (80%), and in society (85%). Conclusion: Patients with alcohal use disorder (AUD) have many problems in various aspects of their lives, that is, health, education, occupation, finance, family, marital life, and social life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Alcohol dependence is a major health concern. It is a progressive and fatal condition influenced by various factors such as heredity, psychology, and environment. There are intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social high-risk situations associated with relapse. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of "relapse prevention therapy" on high-risk situations for alcohol use among alcohol dependents. Methods: A preexperimental design was used. The study was registered with Central Trial Registry of India (CTRI). Total 32 patients from Drug De-addiction and Treatment Centre Out Patient Department (OPD), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, were selected by using the purposive sampling technique. The tools used for data collection were sociodemographic datasheet cum clinical datasheet of the patient and inventory of drug-taking situations (IDTS-8). Patients received three sessions of relapse prevention therapy. Follow-up was done after eight weeks of relapse prevention therapy. Data was analyzed by both per-protocol analysis and worst-case analysis. Results: All three sessions were completed by 71.9% participants. Participants reported unpleasant emotions as the most frequent cause of their drinking. It was found that there was a significant reduction in alcohol consumption because of high-risk situations (P =< .05) in both the analysis. Conclusion: Relapse prevention therapy was effective in dealing with high-risk situations for alcohol use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The prevalence of panic disorder is 1.5-2% lifetime and is more common in females. The common symptoms of panic disorder are tachycardia, shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, nausea and abdominal discomfort while some patients may have numbness and tingling sensation, flushes and chills, trembling and shaking etc. Objective- To assess the issues of the patients with panic disorder. Methodology- A descriptive study was conducted on 70 patients with panic disorder in out patient department of psychiatry, PGIMER, Chandigarh using convenient sampling technique. Informed written consent was taken from the patients and study was approved by institutional ethical committee. The data was collected by using an interview schedule comprising of socio-demographic profile sheet and clinical profile sheet of the patients. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Result -Findings of the study revealed that majority of the participants (53.9%) with panic disorder were between the age group 31-40 years. The prevalence is more among females (58.6%). The onset of the panic disorder was acute in most of the participants(62.9%). Conclusion- Panic disorder prevalence is more common among females. Living alone or in nuclear family is another contributing factor to panic attack. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]