| Psychosocial impact of acne vulgaris: evaluating the evidence. | |
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PMID: 15334275 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper reviews current evidence presented by recent studies on the impact of acne on psychosocial health. Study methodologies, including case-control and cross-sectional surveys, have demonstrated psychological abnormalities including depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, psychosomatic symptoms, including pain and discomfort, embarrassment and social inhibition. Effective treatment of acne was accompanied by improvement in self-esteem, affect, obsessive-compulsiveness, shame, embarrassment, body image, social assertiveness and self-confidence. Acne is associated with a greater psychological burden than a variety of other disparate chronic disorders. Future studies with a longitudinal cohort design may provide further validation of the causal inference between acne and psychosocial disability provided by the current literature. |
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Authors:
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J K L Tan |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Skin therapy letter Volume: 9 ISSN: 1201-5989 ISO Abbreviation: Skin Therapy Lett. Publication Date: 2004 Aug-Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-08-30 Completed Date: 2004-09-22 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9891441 Medline TA: Skin Therapy Lett Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-3, 9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Acne Research and Treatment Center, Windsor, ON, Canada. |
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Acne Vulgaris
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psychology* Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Adult Canada Case-Control Studies Cohort Studies Depressive Disorder / epidemiology, etiology* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Psychology Quality of Life* Reference Values Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Stress, Psychological |
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