The levels of depression, anxiety and quality of life in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-40

  Engin, Burhan ^a   Uguz, F ^a   Yilmaz, E ^a   Ozdemir M ^a   Mevlitoglu, I ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chronicidio pathic urticaria; Depression; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; URTICARIA;

EID: 37749003496     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02324.x     Document Type: Article

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