Social Anxiety and Self-Compassion in Persons with Alcohol Use Disorders in Ghana

Agordzo, Marie Pearl; Ofosuhene-Mensah, Joseph Kwarteng; Krafona, Kofi; Ekem‐Ferguson, George

doi:10.47772/ijriss.2021.5128

“…In another study by Kushner, et al, [34] it was found that the risk for developing an alcohol use disorder tripled with persons with an anxiety diagnosis. This is supported by high levels of social anxiety found in persons with alcohol use disorder in Ghana [18]. Schomerus, et al, [35] described the person with alcohol use disorder as a deviant, thus one deviating from the acceptable norms of his/her given context.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Literature has acknowledged the comorbidity of alcohol use disorder and social anxiety [18][19][20][21][22]. A report by the World Health Organisation details that persons with alcohol use disorders who have comorbid anxiety disorders are likely to relapse during the first three months of treatment while Herd & Borland [23] indicated relapse rates ranging from 35% to 95% three months after treatment of persons with alcohol use disorder.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Background: Self-efficacy to resist alcohol use is necessary to prevent relapse after treatment. However, the duration of patients stay in treatment and social anxiety are crucial in treatment outcomes of patients but its predictive role in selfefficacy to resist alcohol in the Ghanaian context is yet to be known.Methods: Sixty participants obtained through purposive sampling participated in the study. These participants were patients with an established diagnosis for alcohol use disorder within the three main public psychiatric institutions and a specialized alcohol rehabilitation clinic in Ghana. Participants' demographic information was analysed using frequencies while multiple linear regression was used to test the hypothetical idea of the study.Results: 55% of the sample had severe social anxiety, 53% had been in treatment for more than three months and 60% of participants in the study had low self-efficacy to resist alcohol. Also, social anxiety and duration of treatment significantly predicted self-efficacy to resist alcohol. 15% of the variation in self-efficacy to resist alcohol was explained by participants' social anxiety and duration in treatment.Conclusions: Social anxiety and duration of treatment are the key influence of self-efficacy to resist alcohol among inpatients receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder in Ghana.

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“…In another study by Kushner, et al, [34] it was found that the risk for developing an alcohol use disorder tripled with persons with an anxiety diagnosis. This is supported by high levels of social anxiety found in persons with alcohol use disorder in Ghana [18]. Schomerus, et al, [35] described the person with alcohol use disorder as a deviant, thus one deviating from the acceptable norms of his/her given context.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Literature has acknowledged the comorbidity of alcohol use disorder and social anxiety [18][19][20][21][22]. A report by the World Health Organisation details that persons with alcohol use disorders who have comorbid anxiety disorders are likely to relapse during the first three months of treatment while Herd & Borland [23] indicated relapse rates ranging from 35% to 95% three months after treatment of persons with alcohol use disorder.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predictive Role of Duration of Treatment, Social Anxiety in Self-Efficacy to Resist Alcohol among Persons with Alcohol Use Disorder in Ghana

Pearl¹,

Kwarteng²,

Krafona³

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Background: Self-efficacy to resist alcohol use is necessary to prevent relapse after treatment. However, the duration of patients stay in treatment and social anxiety are crucial in treatment outcomes of patients but its predictive role in selfefficacy to resist alcohol in the Ghanaian context is yet to be known.Methods: Sixty participants obtained through purposive sampling participated in the study. These participants were patients with an established diagnosis for alcohol use disorder within the three main public psychiatric institutions and a specialized alcohol rehabilitation clinic in Ghana. Participants' demographic information was analysed using frequencies while multiple linear regression was used to test the hypothetical idea of the study.Results: 55% of the sample had severe social anxiety, 53% had been in treatment for more than three months and 60% of participants in the study had low self-efficacy to resist alcohol. Also, social anxiety and duration of treatment significantly predicted self-efficacy to resist alcohol. 15% of the variation in self-efficacy to resist alcohol was explained by participants' social anxiety and duration in treatment.Conclusions: Social anxiety and duration of treatment are the key influence of self-efficacy to resist alcohol among inpatients receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder in Ghana.

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