Psychiatric morbidity in dermatological outpatients: An issue to be recognized

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 983-991

  Picardi, Angelo ^a   Abeni, D ^a   Melchi, C F ^a   Puddu, P ^a   Pasquini, P ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

GHQ 12; Prevalence; Psychiatric disorders; Psychological distress; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SELF REPORT; URTICARIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0033730336     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03831.x     Document Type: Article

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