Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate depression, anxiety, suicide, exposure to violence and forensic history in female first degree relatives of alcohol abusers as psychiatric outpatient.
Method: Depression and anxiety was evaluated in adult-first degree relatives of affected probands and control subjects using Beck Depression and Anxiety Rating Scale. 40 relatives of alcohol abusers and 40 control individuals, who admitted to attend the research were counted. These female psychiatric outpatient populations were diagnosed in accordance to DSM-IV-TR.
Results: The results indicated that the prevalence of depression was higher in first degree relatives of affected probands compared with control subjects. The chi-square results indicated significant differences in forensic history, suicide, and exposure to violence among first- degree relatives of affected probands.
Conclusion: Although most researches focus on the psychiatric situation of the dependent population, the first-degree relatives were ignored. However, studies showed that the women who reported any dependency in their first-degree relatives are a part of a high risk population and should be closely monitored for the outcoming psychiatric risks.