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1Dr. Naga Padma Lakamsani, MBBS, MD, 2Dr. Narla Divya Sri, MBBS, 3Dr. K. Sridevi, MBBS, MD, 4Dr D.V.S.B. Ramamurthy, MBBS, MD, 5Dr. Akshay Jain Salecha, MBBS, MD, 6Dr. K. Venkatesh, MBBS 1 SENIOR RESIDENT 2POST GRADUATE, 3PROFESSOR,4PROFESSOR AND HOD,5ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,6POST GRADUATE 1,2,3,4,5,6DEPARTMENT OF D.V.L, KATURI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, GUNTUR ABSTRACT: Background: The association between dermatological diseases & psychiatric disorders has long been known. Some of the dermatological conditions have an impact on the quality of day to day life and self-confidence, and may be associated with psychiatric comorbidities like anxiety, depression and other psychosocial problems. Among various dermatological diseases, the ones that are commonly associated with psychiatric comorbidities are psoriasis vulgaris, acne vulgaris, alopecia areata, chronic urticaria and vitiligo. Methods: It is a tertiary hospital-based cross-sectional study done over a period of 18 months. HAM-A & HAM-D scales were used for screening of anxiety and depression respectively. This study was done to find the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities in patients with chronic dermatological conditions such as psoriasis vulgaris, acne vulgaris, alopecia areata, chronic urticaria and vitiligo, and to study the demographic characteristics among those patients. Results: In our study, the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity associated with dermatological disorders was 39%. The prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity associated with dermatological conditions in a descending order is Vitiligo (27%), Acne vulgaris (25%), Alopecia areata (18%), Psoriasis (15%) & Chronic urticaria (15%). Conclusion: The psychiatric morbidity of 39% indicates a need for early psychiatric treatment intervention along with the management of chronic dermatological conditions. Keywords: Psychodermatology, Anxiety, Depression, Mixed Anxiety Disorder, Chronic Dermatoses |
