Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Profile of Persons with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome and its Association with Socio Economic Status and Clinical Variables

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  • B. Surchandra Sharma Author
  • Dipesh Bhagabati Author

Keywords:

Alcohol dependence, Set shifting ability, socio economic status

Abstract

Background: The set shifting ability isthe principal target of the studywasto investigate the groups
difference in (persons with Alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) -Group-A) and control groups
(Male healthy person)- Group-B) in Wisconsin Card Sorting Test profile and association with age,
education and duration of alcohol intake.
Methodology: It was a cross sectional study ,we compared 75 person with alcohol dependence
syndrome (ADS), with 75 matched control group on variable (Age, Education, SESS ) regarding
their Socio demographic detail , socio economic status scale(SES), and performance on Wisconsin
Card SortingTest.
Result: - Personswith alcohol dependence groupwere lowperformerin WisconsinCard Sorting Test
and itsdomain score were associatedwith theirAge, Education and socio economic status.
Conclusion: The result suggest that Group difference wasfound in set shifting ability person with
alcohol dependence were poor performing in Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and it has association
with age, education, SESS and duration of alcoholintake .

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Author Biographies

  • B. Surchandra Sharma

     Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health,
    Tezpur, Assam 

  • Dipesh Bhagabati

    Retired, Professor & HOD, Department of Psychiatry Guwahati Medical College & Hospital, Assam

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Published

01-07-2020

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Research Articles

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How to Cite

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Profile of Persons with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome and its Association with Socio Economic Status and Clinical Variables. (2020). Indian Journal of Psychological Science, 13(2). https://napsyjournal.com/index.php/ijps/article/view/422

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