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标题：Depression in common dermatological patients attending outpatient department
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作者：SMAH Khan ; MAK Shaikh ; MZ Ali 等
期刊名称：KYAMC Journal
印刷版ISSN：2308-2860
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：164-171
语种：English
出版社：Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College and Hospital
摘要：Skin is the organ which covers our whole body and its condition directly influences our well being. Its psychological impacts are enormous, as evident by the efforts we put for taking care of our skin condition. The aim of this study was to find the presence of depression among the patients with dermatological disorders. Total 100 dermatological patients were assessed by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), 38% of patients had depression. Depression was highest in atopic dermatitis (71.43%), followed by psoriasis (58.82%), acne vulgaris (47.62%) and vitiligo (44.44%). Suicidal ideation was more common patient with atopic dermatitis (28.57%, 2 among 7) followed by psoriasis (23.53%, 4 among 17). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/kyamcj.v2i2.13260 KYAMC Journal Vol.2(2) January 2012, 164-171