Psychiatric Morbidity in Psoriasis and Vitiligo: A Comparative Study

The psychiatric morbidity in psoriasis patients was compared with that in vitiligo patients using the standardised Hindi (vernacular language) version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ‐H). Thirty new and untreated patients each with psoriasis or vitiligo and between the ages of 18–60 yrs, con...

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Published in:Journal of dermatology 2001-08, Vol.28 (8), p.419-423
Main Authors: Sharma, Neelu, Koranne, Ravindra V., Singh, Rajiv K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Comorbidity
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Female
Humans
India - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Probability
psoriasis
Psoriasis - diagnosis
Psoriasis - epidemiology
Psoriasis - psychology
psychiatric morbidity
Quality of Life
Sex Distribution
Surveys and Questionnaires
vitiligo
Vitiligo - diagnosis
Vitiligo - epidemiology
Vitiligo - psychology
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Summary:The psychiatric morbidity in psoriasis patients was compared with that in vitiligo patients using the standardised Hindi (vernacular language) version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ‐H). Thirty new and untreated patients each with psoriasis or vitiligo and between the ages of 18–60 yrs, constituted the study group. The prevalences of psychiatric morbidity as assessed by the GHQ‐H were found to be 53.3% and 16.22% in the psoriasis and vitiligo patients respectively; the difference was statistically significant (p=0.0028). The prevalences of depression were 23.3% and 10% in psoriasis and vitiligo respectively and anxiety was observed in 3.3% of each group. Sleep disturbance was the most common complaint and was present in 56.6% of psoriasis patients and 20% of the vitiligo patients. However, the parameter of sleep disturbance showed a statistically significant difference between the two dermatoses (p=0.0034).
ISSN:0385-2407
1346-8138
DOI:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2001.tb00003.x