Psychopathology in patients with psoriasis: a cross-sectional clinical study

Abstract

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.

Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Patients with Psoriasis attending Outpatient Department in a Tertiary Hospital

“…Depression is also a common comorbid disorder with a prevalence of around 19-60% in different studies. 5,6,[25][26][27][28][29] In our study, depression was reported in 18.3% of patients, which is similar to the above-mentioned study. In our study, mild depression was seen in 2.9% patients, moderate depression in 8.7%, and severe depression in 6.7%.…”

“…Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) was reported to be 9-13% in various studies. 6,29 Kashyap et al 34 reported 2.4% patients with GAD. Only 1.0% of cases of GAD were diagnosed in this study.…”