Comparison of anxiety and depression in patients with acne vulgaris and healthy individuals

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 352-354

  Golchai, Javad ^a   Khani, Soghra Hosain ^a   Heidarzadeh, Abtin ^a   Eshkevari, Shahriar Sadre ^a   Alizade, Narges ^a   Eftekhari, Hojate ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; GAGS; HADS questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BROMIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLOSPORIN; IODIDE; ISONIAZID; LITHIUM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 78651302340     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.74539     Document Type: Article

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