Predictors of coping and perceived expressed emotions in persons with alcohol dependence in India: a pilot study

To understand the predictors of coping behaviour and perceived expressed emotion in persons with alcohol dependence, 60 adults who approached an institutional setting for treatment and satisfied the ICD-10-F10 criteria without other psychotic disorder were administered the Socio Demographic Interview Schedule, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Coping Behaviour Inventory (CBI) and Level of Expressed Emotion Scale (LEE). Age at first intake emerged as significant predictor of coping behaviour (Beta = −0.259; p = 0.046) and of level of expressed emotion (Beta = −0.303; p = 0.019) in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) in an institutional setting.