Psychiatric disorders in patients attending a dermatology outpatient clinic

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dc.contributor.authorAktan Ş.
dc.contributor.authorÖzmen E.
dc.contributor.authorŞanli B.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:25:54Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:25:54Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractBackground: Psychiatric comorbidity in patients with skin disorders has been reported. Objective: To find out the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in dermatology outpatients and to investigate the factors that affect the psychiatric symptoms. Methods: 256 patients attending our dermatology outpatient clinic completed a 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) following their dermatologic examination. A standardized personal interview was performed to establish a psychiatric diagnosis in patients sampled by using a stratified random sampling method. Results: The prevalence of psychiatric disorders was found to be 33.4% in the study group. The mean of the total GHQ scores of the sample group (n = 256 patients) was 3.656. The duration of the dermatologic complaints, sex of the subjects, localization of the lesions, and dermatologic diagnosis did not affect the total GHQ scores of the patients. Conclusion: Psychiatric comorbidity in 33.4% of the dermatology outpatients indicates the need for considering emotional factors for an effective management of the cutaneous disorders.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1159/000018002
dc.identifier.issn10188665
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20662
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAmbulatory Care Facilities
dc.subjectAnalysis of Variance
dc.subjectComorbidity
dc.subjectDermatology
dc.subjectEducational Status
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHealth Surveys
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInterviews
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectMental Health Services
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSelf-Examination
dc.subjectSkin Diseases
dc.subjectSocial Class
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcomorbidity
dc.subjectdermatology
dc.subjectdisease duration
dc.subjectemotion
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthealth status
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectinterview
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmental disease
dc.subjectoutpatient
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectpsychiatric diagnosis
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectsex difference
dc.subjectskin defect
dc.titlePsychiatric disorders in patients attending a dermatology outpatient clinic
dc.typeArticle

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