Ram Dushad, George Manju, Gowdappa Basawanna
Department of Psychiatry, JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
Department of Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2018 Jul-Sep;60(3):307-311. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_183_18.
Dysfunction of cognition and emotion is known in alcohol dependence; however, their relationship in alcohol dependence is unknown. Thus, this study aimed to know the level of emotional dysregulation and cognitive functions and their correlation in patients with alcohol dependence.
In this hospital-based cross-sectional study, 120 patients with alcohol dependence were consecutively recruited and assessed with sociodemographic and clinical pro forma, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and Difficulty in Emotional Regulation Scale-Short Form (DERS-SF).
Descriptive statistical, Kruskal-Wallis H, and regression analysis.
Results revealed a mild level of cognitive impairment (mean MoCA score = 0 23.76) and high levels of emotional dysregulation (mean DERS-SF score = 0 26.90). On linear regression analysis ( = 0.266, df = 0 1, = 0 42.782, =0.000), the score on MoCA had statistically significant negative association with score on DERS-SF ( = 0.001).
Cognitive impairment and emotional dysregulation are inversely related in patients with alcohol dependence. Improving the dysfunction may improve the outcome of alcohol dependence.
认知和情绪功能障碍在酒精依赖中较为常见；然而，它们在酒精依赖中的关系尚不清楚。因此，本研究旨在了解酒精依赖患者的情绪调节障碍水平和认知功能及其相关性。
在这项基于医院的横断面研究中，连续招募了120例酒精依赖患者，并使用社会人口统计学和临床表格、蒙特利尔认知评估量表（MoCA）和情绪调节困难量表简表（DERS-SF）进行评估。
描述性统计、Kruskal-Wallis H检验和回归分析。
结果显示存在轻度认知障碍（平均MoCA评分为23.76）和高水平的情绪调节障碍（平均DERS-SF评分为26.90）。在线性回归分析中（β = 0.266，自由度 = 1，F = 42.782，P = 0.000），MoCA评分与DERS-SF评分具有统计学意义的负相关（r = 0.001）。
酒精依赖患者的认知障碍与情绪调节障碍呈负相关。改善这些功能障碍可能会改善酒精依赖的治疗效果。
