Anxiety and atopic dermatitis.

Garrie, Erica V.; Garrie, Stuart A.; Mote, Thomas A.

doi:10.1037/h0037085

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“…Another possibility is that DLQI does not encompass all aspects of QoL that affect AD patients. From the literature, it is known that patients with AD experience a greater degree of anger, 32,33 depression 34 and anxiety 32,35,36 than control groups. These aspects, anger, depression and anxiety are not specifically addressed in the DLQI.…”

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Moderate correlation between quality of life and disease activity in adult patients with atopic dermatitis

Haeck

Berge

Velsen

et al. 2011

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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Moderate correlation between quality of life and disease activity in adult patients with atopic dermatitis

Haeck

Berge

Velsen

et al. 2011

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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“…Nevertheless, chronically ill patients may react with increased anxiety and depression to the chronicity of their disease, regardless of diagnosis. In earlier studies by Garrie et al [39] and Ginsburg et al [6] however, anxiety in AD patients was significantly higher compared to patients with an acute self-limiting skin disease (pityriasis rosea) or a chronic skin disease (psoriasis). Thus, it is unlikely that anxiety in AD, as seen in our study and by others, is just a result of the burden of having an acute or chronic skin disease.…”

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Psychophysiological Reactivity under Mental Stress in Atopic Dermatitis

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Background: An association of mental stress with atopic dermatitis is widely accepted. However, no long-term evaluation of psychophysiological reactivity over the course of disease has yet been performed. Objective: We examined whether atopic dermatitis patients have an increased psychophysiological reactivity compared to healthy controls and in between acute and disease-free phases, and whether they differ in psychological state and trait variables. Methods: Fifteen patients with atopic dermatitis underwent a stress test during acute exacerbation and after symptom improvement and were compared to matched controls. Results: Psychophysiological responsesto stress were not stronger in the patient group than in the controls. Nevertheless, the patients had a higher heart rate and lower vagal activity throughout the resting and stress phases at both examination times. The patients showed significantly higher anxiety, depression and emotional excitability, and self-ratings of inactivity clearly distinguished acute phases from remission. Conclusion: There is an increased vegetative excitability level in patients with atopic dermatitis, which cannot be attributed solely to increased disease activity.

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“…Several small studies based on samples of selected dermatological patients highlighted an increased vegetative excitability, pathological response to stress and increased levels of illness‐induced stress and anxiety in patients with AE 12–17 . AE‐related perceptions of stigmatization were strong predictors of quality of life in a sample of 125 adults with AE 18 .…”

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