Impact of Acne Vulgaris on the Psychiatric Morbidity & Quality of Life of Patients- A Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

A BS T R A C T BACKGROUNDAcne Vulgaris (AV) is a common chronic dermatological condition affecting the adolescents and young adults. Face, the identity of a person, is almost always the site for acne, and it alters perception of one's own body image negatively. Psychiatric disorders can develop secondary to AV, and likewise psychological stress can exacerbate acne. We wanted to evaluate the impact of AV on psychological morbidity (anxiety and depression) and quality of life.

Anxiety and Depression in Egyptian Patients with Acne Vulgaris

“…For the Grade 4 patients with acne, 83% had moderate anxiety, and one patient had moderate to severe anxiety in Grades 3 and 4. (22) Sarkar et al observed similar results in 2016, as did Purvis et al in 2006, they have observed a positive correlation between acne grades and anxiety scores. (23,24) Among Grade 1 patients with acne, 89% had no depression and 10% had mild depression; in Grade 2 patients with acne, 27% had mild depression, and one patient had moderate depression.…”

“…In Grade 3 patients with acne, 45% had mild depression, and 22% had moderate depression; in patients with Grade 4 acne, 8% had no depression, 58% had mild depression, and 33% had moderate depression. (22) The severity of acne was directly correlated with depression scores in the patients. Similar results were observed by other studies in 2006, 2008, and 2016.…”