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Complicated Alcohol Withdrawal-An Unintended Consequence of COVID-19 Lockdown
Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha1, Lekhansh Shukla1, Diptadhi Mukherjee1
1Centre for Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India.
Aim:
To assess the impact of COVID-19-related lockdown in India on alcohol-dependent persons.
Method:
We examined the change in the incidence of severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome presenting to hospitals in the city of Bangalore.
Results:
A changepoint analysis of the time series data (between 01.01.20 to 11.04.20) showed an increase in the average number of cases from 4 to 8 per day (likelihood ratio test: χ2 = 72, df = 2, P < 0.001).
Conclusion:
An unintended consequence of the lockdown was serious illness in some patients with alcohol use disorders.
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