Identification of anger and self-esteem in psoriasis patients in a consultation-liaison psychiatry setting: a case control study

Objective: Psoriasis is one of the most common chronic skin diseases, which has a negative impact on the interpersonal relationship and psychosocial well-being. Therefore, psoriasis may lead to a decrease in the self-esteem of the patients. Increased level of anger often accompanies patients with ps...

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Published in:Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology 2017-07, Vol.27 (3), p.216-220
Main Authors: Aydin, Ersin, Atis, Guldehan, Bolu, Abdullah, Aydin, Cigdem, Karabacak, Ercan, Dogan, Bilal, Ates, Mehmet Alpay
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anger
consultation-liaison psychiatry
Psoriasis
Self esteem
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Summary:Objective: Psoriasis is one of the most common chronic skin diseases, which has a negative impact on the interpersonal relationship and psychosocial well-being. Therefore, psoriasis may lead to a decrease in the self-esteem of the patients. Increased level of anger often accompanies patients with psoriasis. Our aim is to investigate the relationship of anger, anger expression style and level of self-esteem in patients with psoriasis and to determine whether duration and severity of disease affects anger, anger expression style and level of self-esteem. In addition, we aimed to compare the level of self-esteem in patients with early and late onset of psoriasis. Methods: Eighty-five patients with psoriasis and 86 healthy controls were included in the study. Severity of disease was calculated with Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). The patients were classified as early-onset (age 
ISSN:2475-0573
2475-0581
DOI:10.1080/24750573.2017.1326740