Psychiatry morbidity in vitiligo: prevalence and correlates in India
s.l; s.n; 2002. 6 p. tab.
Non-conventional
em En
| SES-SP, HANSEN, HANSENIASE, SESSP-ILSLACERVO, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1241011
Biblioteca responsável:
BR191.1
Localização: [{"text": "BR191.1", "_a": "09027/s"}]
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Vitiligo, a common pigmentary disorder, is recognized to be associated with a high psychiatric morbidity, yet compared to other dermatological disorders like leprosy, psoriasis, etc., it has not been subjected to detailed evaluation of its psychological consequences. The data from the developing countries on this aspect in particular is meager.METHODS:
One hundred and thirteen cases with vitiligo were evaluated along with 55 healthy controls comparable for sociodemographic profile and matched on attitude to appearance scale. Clinical details, impact of illness, associated dysfunction and psychological morbidity were additionally assessed.RESULTS:
Twenty-eight patients with vitiligo were found to have psychiatric morbidity, a clinic prevalence rate of 25 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval 20.3-29.3per cent). The majority of the cases had a diagnosis of adjustment disorder. Psychiatric morbidity was significantly correlated with dysfunction arising out of illness.CONCLUSIONS:
Vitiligo is associated with high psychiatric morbidity. There is a need to develop cross-cultural database on psychosocial aspects and psychiatric morbidity associated with vitiligo.
Buscar no Google
Tema:
Aspectos_sociais
/
Epidemiologia
/
Geral
Bases de dados:
HANSEN
/
HANSENIASE
/
SES-SP
Assunto principal:
Vitiligo
/
Transtornos de Adaptação
/
Comparação Transcultural
/
Prevalência
/
Morbidade
/
Índia
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Non-conventional