Background: Psoriasis is associated with a variety of psychological problems including poor self-esteem, sexual dysfunction, anxiety and depressive disorder and suicidal ideation. There are reports that patients with psoriasis may have significant psychiatric morbidity. The objective of the study is to evaluate the frequency of psychiatric disorders, frequency and nature of psychiatric symptoms in patients with psoriasis.Methods: 100 patients with psoriasis were evaluated and included for the study. Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS) is used for assessment of psychiatric symptoms and MINI Plus for assessing psychiatric disorders. Chi-square test was used to compare the proportions.Results: Patients with psoriasis had high frequency of psychiatric morbidity and was found to be 42%.Conclusions: Patients with psoriasis have more psychopathology and higher psychiatric morbidity which may further imply justifiable consultation liaison psychiatry in other speciality fields like Dermatology.
Background: Alcohol dependence syndrome is associated with many health problems especially skin change. There are various psychosocial implications in patients who have comorbid skin disorders. Nutritional deficiency due to malabsorption in alcohol dependence syndrome leads to nonhealing skin lesions. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency and spectrum of dermatological disorders in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome. Materials and methods: Population for the study consisted of patients diagnosed of alcohol dependence syndrome admitted in deaddiction ward. Thirty consecutive patients with diagnosis of alcohol dependence syndrome formed the sample of the study. Thorough clinical examination was done for diagnosis of dermatological disorders with the help of a dermatologist. Results: Majority of patients attending were in the age group of 31-40 years. Most of them were Christians, educated up to primary from a nuclear population. Higher significance was found in patients in joint families and with an income of less than 5,000. The findings of this study revealed higher prevalence of tinea versicolor (13%), seborrheic dermatitis (11%), and scabies (2%) in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome.
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