Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Profile of Persons with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome and its Association with Socio Economic Status and Clinical Variables

Background: The set shifting ability isthe principal target of the studywasto investigate the groups difference in (persons with Alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) -Group-A) and control groups (Male healthy person)- Group-B) in Wisconsin Card Sorting Test profile and association with age, education and duration of alcohol intake. Methodology: It was a cross sectional study ,we compared 75 person with alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS), with 75 matched control group on variable (Age, Education, SESS ) regarding their Socio demographic detail , socio economic status scale(SES), and performance on Wisconsin Card SortingTest. Result: - Personswith alcohol dependence groupwere lowperformerin WisconsinCard Sorting Test and itsdomain score were associatedwith theirAge, Education and socio economic status. Conclusion: The result suggest that Group difference wasfound in set shifting ability person with alcohol dependence were poor performing in Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and it has association with age, education, SESS and duration of alcoholintake.