The Psychometric Assessment of Acne Vulgaris Patients

Sayar, Kemal; Uğurad, Işıl; Kural, Yasemin Balsever; Acar, Burçin

doi:10.1159/000017507

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“…We did not find any difference for depression between genders. This was unlike in few earlier studies where women were found to be having more severe depression than men, 6, 9 but a recent study by Golchai et al have not found any difference between genders similar to ours. 11 Our results show that depression was significantly higher in inflammatory acne group compared to noninflammatory acne group.…”

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“…4 Depression have been found to be more prevalent among acne patients than controls. [5][6][7] Even suicidal ideation was found in 6-7% of acne patients 8 It has been shown that females are more vulnerable than males to the negative psychological effects of acne. 9 Recently Durai and Nair 10 in 2015 found acne vulgaris to affect the quality of life of individuals in South India.…”

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Lipomyelomeningocele: Controversies in management

2020

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Introduction: Acne vulgaris is one of the most common diseases of the skin. It is common during adolescence and can impose a heavy emotional and psychological burden on patients. Aim/Objectives: To study the depression and attitude towards appearance among patients with Acne vulgaris. Methods: The study was conducted between March 2015 and April 2016. All patients with acne vulgaris who consented to participate in the study were included. The parameters included age, gender, age of onset, duration of lesions & grade of Acne. Results: Out of 119 patients included in the study, patients with inflammatory acne had significantly more depression than patients with non-inflammatory acne. There was significant difference in attitude towards appearance between two groups. Attitude towards appearance was positively correlated with depression.

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“…The present study showed that acne patients scored significantly higher than other medical out-patients on anxiety and depression, indicating that the skin disorder acne has a profound psychological impact on patients' psychological wellbeing as assessed pre-treatment. Similarly, a study by Sayar et al [2000] reported that acne patients had significantly higher depression scores than controls with healthy skin. Further examination of scores obtained on the HADS revealed that both anxiety and depression scores for acne patients decreased significantly over treatment time, although the positive affectivity scale of the PANAS was not significantly different than normative population data, and scores obtained from the Rosenberg Index of Self-esteem indicated that acne patients displayed higher self-esteem than the norm (low scores indicate high self-esteem).…”

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The Psychological Correlates of Treatment Efficacy in Acne

Grahame¹,

Dick²,

Morton³

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Dermatol Psychosom

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Background: Acne is a common disfiguring skin condition that affects approximately 15% of the people in the UK. This study investigates the psychological and emotional impact of acne. Material and Methods: The study was conducted at the dermatology out-patient department of the Stirling Royal Infirmary in Stirling and at the dermatology out-patient department of Falkirk Royal Infirmary in Falkirk (Scotland). Patients were assessed pre-treatment, post-treatment (5 months) and follow-up (8 months). Clinical severity was assessed by a dermatologist at all three assessment time-points using the Leeds Acne Severity Grading Technique. The psychological well-being of acne patients was assessed using the following self-report psychological test measures: The Skindex, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the Positive and Negative Affectivity Scales (PANAS). Patients were also asked to self-rate the severity of their skin disease. 34 acne patients completed all 3 assessments. Results: Results demonstrate that the clinical grade of acne improved significantly over treatment time, and at follow-up assessment. This indicates that the treatment prescribed by the dermatologists was generally effective, and that this improvement in the clinical severity of acne was maintained at the 8-month follow-up assessment, even though medical intervention had ceased. There was also evidence of moderate psychological distress pre-treatment, based on the psychological test measures employed. Treatment outcome results obtained from acne patients showed that there was a significant improvement over treatment time on how patients self-rated their self-esteem and positive affectivity, and a significant decrease on how patients selfrated their anxiety, depression, negative affectivity and Skindex scores. Conclusion: In conclusion this study has demonstrated that the psychological profile exhibited by acne patients pretreatment may be largely reversed over treatment time, and that this psychological improvement is generally maintained at follow-up assessment.

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“…However, when acne patients are compared to other skin patients using a depression test inventory, acne patients are found to be almost equally depressive as hospitalized psoriasis patients [Gupta and Gupta, 1998]. Sayar et al [2000] compared 31 acne patients with 25 skinhealthy controls and observed increased trait anxiety and depression levels in the acne patients. The authors conclude that the high level of trait anxiety may be due to the longstanding disability caused by acne in social circumstances.…”

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Acne Is Not a Trivial Disease! Psychosomatic Aspects in Routine Therapy

Niemeier¹,

Kupfer²,

Gieler³

2002

Dermatol Psychosom

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Patients with acne may develop psychological problems as a consequence of their condition – often independent of the severity of their skin condition. Emotional problems due to the disease should be taken seriously and included in the treatment plan. A purely dermatological therapy may not achieve its purpose. Even mild to moderate disease can be associated with significant depression and suicidal ideation, and psychologic change does not necessarily correlate with disease severity. Acne patients suffer particularly under social limitations and reduced quality of life. Psychic comorbidities in acne are probably greater than generally assumed. Attention should be paid to psychosomatic aspects especially if there is suspicion of depressive-anxious disorders, particularly with evidence of suicidal tendencies, body dysmorphic disorders, or also of disrupted compliance. Therefore, patients who report particularly high emotional distress or dysmorphic tendencies due to the disease should be treated adequately, if possible, by interdisciplinary therapy. The dermatologist must have some knowledge of the basics of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, which sometimes must be coupled with systemic and topical treatments of acne in conjunction with socalled psychosomatic basic treatment.

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The Psychometric Assessment of Acne Vulgaris Patients

Cited by 13 publications

References 18 publications

Lipomyelomeningocele: Controversies in management

Lipomyelomeningocele: Controversies in management

The Psychological Correlates of Treatment Efficacy in Acne

Acne Is Not a Trivial Disease! Psychosomatic Aspects in Routine Therapy

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