Psychosocial sequelae related to acne: Looking beyond the physical

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Fried, Richard G ^a   Friedman, Adam ^b  

^a Yardley Dermatology Associates   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACNE; ACNE VULGARIS; ALCOHOLISM; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ERYTHEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEAR; FRUSTRATION; GENDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; INTROVERSION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PIGMENT DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REMISSION; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN SCAR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPEECH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXPRESSED EMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS;

EID: 77954468427     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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