Frequency and magnitude of anxiety and depression in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 397-400

  Nasreen, Sarwat ^a,b   Ahmed, Ijaz ^a   Effendi, Shehla ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Psoriasis; Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI)

Indexed keywords

ANTIPSORIASIS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAIL DISEASE; PSORIASIS SEVERITY INDEX; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 52949116026     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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