Association between poorer quality of life and psychiatric morbidity in patients with different dermatological conditions

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 620-624

  Sampogna, Francesca ^a   Picardi, Angelo ^a   Chren, Mary Margaret ^b   Melchi, C Franco ^a   Pasquini, Paolo ^a   Masini, Cinzia ^a   Abeni, Damiano ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology; GHQ 12; Psychiatric morbidity; Quality of life; Skindex 29

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 12; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NEVUS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; SKINDEX 29 SCALE; SYMPTOM; VITILIGO;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 3242742027     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000132869.96872.b2     Document Type: Article

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