A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COPING STRATEGIES ON STRESS AND COPING AMONG THE CAREGIVERS OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENTS AT SELECTED DE-ADDICTION CENTRES AT UJJAIN, M.P.

Abstract

Alcoholism is the third leading psychiatric problem in the world today as well as it is a major health and social problem all over the world. The problem of excessive alcohol consumption is a major cause of public health concern both in urban and rural areas. Addiction is a family problem and is a major source of stress for family members. Family disruption related to alcoholism is a serious, complex and pervasive social problem. Alcohol is linked to violence, disrupted family roles, and impaired family communication and partly to physical and psychological illness. At present health professionals’ attention is mainly focused towards the alcohol dependents where the actual sufferers are their family members. The caregivers of alcohol dependents use various adaptive and maladaptive coping behaviors to restore the equilibrium and to relieve stress.