A multivariate analysis of clinical severity, psychological distress and psychopathological traits in psoriatic patients

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-256

  Kotrulja, Lena ^a   Tadinac, Meri ^b   Jokić BEGIĆ, Nataša ^b   Gregurek, Rudolf ^c  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Psoriasis; Psychopathological traits; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROATIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PSORIASIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953381349     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0838     Document Type: Article

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