Depression and suicidal ideation in dermatology patients with acne, alopecia areata, atopic dermatitis and psoriasis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 846-850

  Gupta, M A ^a,c   Gupta, A K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SKIN DISEASES; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031744307     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02511.x     Document Type: Article

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