Alcohol Dependents: Their Associated Depression and Pattern on Nahor Benson Test

Neuropsychology is the speciality of clinical psychology which deals with the study of brain behavior relationship. Clinical neuropsychology uses the principles and procedures of neuropsychology in clinical setting to understand brain related problems or clinical conditions to intervene into them, manage them and to rehabilitate persons suffering from such conditions (Sharma & Sinha, 2000). In this study 42 samples were collected and attempted to find out their associated depression and organic brain dysfunction in order to help alcohol dependents in improving their associated depression and organic brain dysfunction in the best possible way. The study was conducted at in patient department of Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences (PGIBAMS) using specially design socio-demographic and personal data sheets. The informations were gathered from alcohol dependents using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and Nehor Benson Test to find out their depression and organic brain dysfunction. The result found that most of the alcohol dependents were having severe level of depression and organic brain dysfunction.