A Comparative Study of Psychopathological Symptoms among Alcoholics and Non-alcoholics

The present study was designed to examine the relationship between alcoholism and psychopathology. The sample consisted of 150 alcoholics undergoing rehabilitation and 150 non-alcoholics (non drinkers) from Dehradun city of Uttarakhand through mixed sampling technique (random+ purposive sampling).The eight state questionnaire was used to assess the psychopathology (anxiety, stress, depression ,regression ,fatigue, guilt, extraversion&arousal) of alcoholics and non-alcoholics. Tool consists of 96 items and is constructed by S.D. Kapoor in Hindi and English languages. The t test was applied for analysis of data. Significant difference was found in anxiety, stress, depression, regression, guilt&extraversion levels. But there was no significant difference in fatigue and arousal levels of alcoholics and non-alcoholics. The result showed more psychopathology in alcoholics as compared to non-alcoholics.