Depression and attitude towards appearance among patients diagnosed with acne attending dermatology clinic: A study from North India
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Acne vulgaris is one of the most common diseases of the skin It is common during adolescence and can impose a heavy emotional and psychological burden on patientsAimObjectives To study the depression and attitude towards appearance among patients with Acne vulgarisMethods The study was conducted between March 2015 and April 2016 All patients with acne vulgaris who consented to participate in the study were included The parameters included age gender age of onset duration of lesions amp grade of AcneResults Out of 119 patients included in the study patients with inflammatory acne had significantly more depression than patients with noninflammatory acne There was significant difference in attitude towards appearance between two groups Attitude towards appearance was positively correlated with depressionKeywords Acne Depression Attitude Psychological Inflammatory
Authors and Affiliations
Paulina R. Chaudhary, Anuradha Bhatia, Niharika Jha
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