Table 2: Baseline socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, SSAD and DASS-21 for those included in the final analysis in both groups.
| Variables | EDW (N = 22) | Control (N = 23) | ||
| N (%) | M (SD) | N (%) | M (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 34.1 (8.7) | 31.6 (6.6) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 22 (100.0) | 21 (91.3) | ||
| Females | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.7) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 11 (50.0) | 12 (52.2) | ||
| Married | 7 (31.8) | 8 (34.8) | ||
| Divorced/Widow | 4 (18.2) | 3 (13.0) | ||
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary | 4 (18.2) | 8 (34.8) | ||
| Preparatory | 3 (13.6) | 1 (4.3) | ||
| Secondary | 10 (45.5) | 8 (34.8) | ||
| Associate degree | 2 (9.1) | 3 (13.0) | ||
| University or higher | 3 (13.6) | 3 (13.0) | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Student/House wife | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.3) | ||
| Professional work | 4 (18.2) | 1 (4.3) | ||
| Commercial work | 1 (4.5) | 2 (8.7) | ||
| Occupational work | 12 (54.5) | 12 (52.2) | ||
| Unemployed | 5 (22.7) | 7 (30.4) | ||
| Financial status | ||||
| Not enough | 7 (31.8) | 8 (34.8) | ||
| Enough | 13 (59.1) | 15 (65.2) | ||
| More than enough | 2 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Duration of abuse (years) | 17.1 (8.5) | 13.8 (6.0) | ||
| No of quitting trials | 13.8 (14.2) | 11.7 (8.3) | ||
| No of hospital admission | 3.2 (2.5) | 4.0 (3.3) | ||
| Time period after last admission (days) | 21.7 (12.6) | 35.8 (36.7) | ||
| Scores of SSAD | ||||
| Public stigma perception | 66.1 (8.3) | 62.7 (5.9) | ||
| Agreeing to Public stigma | 62.8 (8.8) | 60.0 (12.7) | ||
| Applying stigma to oneself | 37.1 (8.9) | 47.0 (13.1) | ||
| Stigma effect on self-concept | 36.8 (11.5) | 43.0 (14.0) | ||
| Scores of DASS- 21 | ||||
| Depression | 6.9 (4.9) | 9.7 (6.2) | ||
| Anxiety | 7.2 (5.3) | 9.1 (8.3) | ||
| Stress | 8.9 (3.9) | 10.6 (4.5) | ||
| Overall DASS-21 score | 23.0 (10.6) | 29.4 (17.5) | ||
Note: EDW = Expressive Disclosure Writing; SSAD = Self Stigma of Alcohol Dependence scale; DASS-21 = Depression, Anxiety and Stress 21-items scale.