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Research Article
Psychological Morbidity in Vitiligo-A Case Control Study
Author(s): Sagar Karia, Avinash De Sousa, Nilesh Shah, Sushma Sonavane and Anup BharatiSagar Karia, Avinash De Sousa, Nilesh Shah, Sushma Sonavane and Anup Bharati
Background: Vitiligo is associated with various psychiatric comorbidities. Various studies have showed prevalence ranging from 34% to 75%. Vitiligo can greatly affect the quality of life of patients and psychiatric comorbidities can further worsen it. Thus there is need to recognise psychiatric comorbidities and treat them in these patients.
Aims: The aims of our study were to determine the psychiatric morbidity and the Quality of Life (QOL) in patients suffering from vitiligo and to determine the factors related with psychiatric morbidity and those affecting the QOL in these patients.
Methods: 50 patients of age range 18 – 65 years with disease duration of 1-26 years attending the vitiligo clinic in dermatology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital were included and 50 persons with no dermatological or.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2376-0427.1000170
Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Diseases received 4 citations as per Google Scholar report