Mental health in patients with pemphigus: an issue to worth consideration

There exists a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders in dermatological patients. Although, investigators have evaluated psychiatric aspects of the patients suffering from skin diseases; there are rare studies concerning mental health in pemphigus patients. The objective of this study was to evalu...

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Published in:Indian journal of dermatology 2011-09, Vol.56 (5), p.541-545
Main Authors: Arbabi, Mohammad, Ghodsi, Zahra, Mahdanian, Abolfazl, Noormohammadi, Naser, Shalileh, Keivan, Darvish, Fateme, Ashrafinia, Narges, Chams, Cheida
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Comorbidity
Complications and side effects
Demographic aspects
DLQI
GHQ-28
Health aspects
Hospitalization
Independent sample
Mental disorders
Mental illness
Original
Pemphigus
Personal relationships
psychiatric comorbidity
Psychological aspects
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Skin diseases
Studies
Variables
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Summary:There exists a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders in dermatological patients. Although, investigators have evaluated psychiatric aspects of the patients suffering from skin diseases; there are rare studies concerning mental health in pemphigus patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate mental health status and quality of life of newly diagnosed pemphigus patients. Between April 2007 and June 2008, all newly diagnosed pemphigus patients attending the outpatient clinic of a dermatological hospital were given a questionnaire comprising the GHQ-28 and DLQI to fill out. Of 283 patients, 212 complete forms were returned. The bimodal score of GHQ ranged from 0 to 26 (Mean = 9.4) and the Likert score of GHQ ranged from 6 to 68 (Mean = 31.9). The DLQI score ranged between 0 and 30 (Mean of 13.8). A total of 157 patients (73.7%) were yielded to be possible cases of mental disorder considering GHQ-28 bimodal scores. Significant correlation was detected between the DLQI score and bimodal and Likert scoring of GHQ-28. Our study has depicted high prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity in pemphigus patients. It underlines the fact that physicians, who are in-charge of care for these patients, are in an exceptional position to distinguish the psychiatric comorbidity and to take appropriate measures.
ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0019-5154.87151