Subjective stress reactivity in psoriasis - a cross sectional study of associated psychological traits

BMC Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Remröd, Charlotta ^a   Sjöström, Karin ^a   Svensson, Åke ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Personality assessment; Plaque psoriasis; Psychology; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOSOMATICS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SWEDISH UNIVERSITIES SCALES OF PERSONALITY; TRUST; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE TEST; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT T TEST; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSORIASIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928888344     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14715945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12895-015-0026-x     Document Type: Article

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