Abstract
Substance abuse is regular consumption of large amounts of substance (alcohol or drugs) that are harmful to themselves or others. More than half of substance abuse patients are diagnosed with a psychiatric diagnosis - major depression, personality disorder, anxiety disorders, and dysthymia. Among other substance or drugs, alcohol is the most frequently abused drug. Alcoholism is one of the major problems in this country and the world in general. This problem is affecting not only the person who is consuming alcohol it also affects all other people who are living around him. The spouses of the alcoholics are mostly affected. Stress has a negative impact on ones mental and physical health. The purpose of the study was to analyze the level of stress among wives of alcoholics and wives of non-alcoholics. For this, a non-experimental, comparative study was designed with 70 wives (35 wives of alcoholics and 35 wives of non-alcoholics) chosen by using non probability convenience sampling technique. This study was conducted in a Government hospital at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Age, number of children, occupation, and monthly income, history of domestic violence and duration of alcohol consumption are the demographic variables studied. Sheldon Cohen perceived stress scale was used to assess the level of stress. Data collected from the wives was analyzed using statistical techniques. The conceptual frame work used in the study was based on Betty Newmann system theory. The above study reveals that there is an association between level of stress and domestic violence and duration of alcohol consumption. The present study also shows that there is severe stress level in wives facing with domestic violence and husband excessive alcohol consumption shows severe stress in wives.
Highlights
A Japanese proverb says - First the man takes the drink, the drink takes the drink, the drink takes the man
The present study shows that there is severe stress level in wives facing with domestic violence and husband excessive alcohol consumption shows severe stress in wives
In this study Population consists of wives of alcoholics who are visiting to psychiatric outpatient department (OPD) along with their alcoholic husbands and wives of non alcoholics who are staying along with their husband in male medical ward
Summary
A Japanese proverb says - First the man takes the drink, the drink takes the drink, the drink takes the man. Alcoholism is chronic liberal and often fatal disease. It is a primary disorder and not a symptom of other disease or emotional problems. In addition to this ingestion of alcohol his whole family down. Especially alcohol, are a matter of concern around the world. It has a strong impact on individual health, familial and social consequences, criminal and legal problems, and the effects on the national productivity and economy. Claimed to be one of the global risk factors, accounting for 1.5% of all deaths in the world and 3.5% of disability adjusted life years and 4.0% of global burden of disease, alcoholism is a huge challenge to any society even [2]
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
