A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MINDFULLNESS BASED GUIDED MEDITATION THERAPY TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF ANXIETYAMONG ALCOHOL DEPENDENT AT SREE BALAJI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, CHENNAI

Abstract

Alcoholism is a serious health concern. Anxiety is a side effect of alcoholism that adds to the burden of sickness caused by alcohol. Anxiety disorders and alcoholism co-occur often and are addressed with a complicated and dynamic presentation.This study focusing on mindfulness guided meditation treatment for reducing anxiety levels among alcohol addicts. .It is an experimental study conducted at Sree Balaji Medical College Hospital in the deaddiction unit among patients of alcohol dependent. The samples been selected by purposive sampling method. The total population selected was 30, and was divided in to two groups.Control and experimental group. Study participants groupedaccording the criteria for selection. Data collected for demographic variable by questioners method. Mindfulness based Guided meditation therapy taught by recorded audio and the pre and post level of anxiety assessed by standardised tool of Hamilton anxiety scale. According to the analysis the guided meditation treatment reduced the anxiety level in experimental group, Shows mindfulness guided meditation therapy has been found to be an effective treatment.

Imprint

N.Nirmala, V. Hemavathy A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MINDFULLNESS BASED GUIDED MEDITATION THERAPY TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF ANXIETYAMONG ALCOHOL DEPENDENT AT SREE BALAJI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, CHENNAI. Cardiometry; No.26 February 2023; p.-; DOI: .; Available from: https://www.cardiometry.net/issues/no26-february-2023/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-mindfullness