Abstract Introduction: Alcohol use disorder affects an individual’s social, personal, occupational and economical domains, causing stigma which in turn results in poor quality of life (QoL). Aim: Assessment of self-stigma and QoL, as well as the relationship between the QoL and socio-demographic and clinical variables among the patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome. Methods: Fifty-one patients were recruited from the outpatient clinic of the department of psychiatry based on the total enumeration sampling technique. The substance Abuse Self-stigma Scale and WHOQOL-BREF scale were used as tools for the study. Results: All the participants were male and married, with a mean age of 39.6 years. There was a negative correlation between the QoL and self-stigma ( r = −0.121). QoL was found to have statistical association with education, occupation and debts. Discussion: The study emphasises the impact of self-stigma on well-being. Addressing self-stigma and associated health issues could be crucial in enhancing the QoL for these individuals, highlighting the need for targeted interventions in this population.
Paul et al. (Mon,) studied this question.