Psychosomatic Aspects of Acne.

Kenyon, F. E.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.1966.tb14689.x

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“…None of the studies on general personality factors performed in the 1960s revealed a significant difference between acne patients and the healthy control group [82, 83]. As already demonstrated for other diseases, there is no characteristic personality structure of acne patients [84].…”

Section: (Test‐) Psychological Abnormalities In Acne Patientsmentioning

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Acne vulgaris – Psychosomatic aspects

Niemeier

Kupfer

Gieler

2006

J Deutsche Derma Gesell

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More than a cosmetic nuisance, acne can produce anxiety, depression, and other psychological problems that affect patients' lives in ways comparable to life-threatening or disabling diseases. Emotional problems due to the disease should be taken seriously and included in the treatment plan. A purely dermatological therapy by itself may not achieve its purpose. Even mild to moderate disease can be associated with significant depression and suicidal ideation, and psychologic change does not necessarily correlate with disease severity. Acne patients suffer particularly under social limitations and reduced quality of life. Psychological comorbidities in acne are probably greater than generally assumed. Attention should be paid to psychosomatic aspects especially if depressive-anxious disorders are suspected, particularly with evidence of suicidal tendencies, body dysmorphic disorders, or also in disrupted compliance.Therefore, patients who report particularly high emotional distress or dysmorphic tendencies due to the disease should be treated, if possible, by interdisciplinary therapy. The dermatologist should have some knowledge of the basics of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, which sometimes must be combined with systemic and topical treatment of acne in conjunction with basic psychosomatic treatment.

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Section: (Test‐) Psychological Abnormalities In Acne Patientsmentioning

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Acne vulgaris – Psychosomatic aspects

Niemeier

Kupfer

Gieler

2006

J Deutsche Derma Gesell

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“…None of the studies on general personality factors performed in the 1960s revealed a significant difference between acne patients and a healthy control group [Lucas and Ojha, 1963;Kenyon, 1966]. As already demonstrated for other diseases, there is thus no characteristic personality structure of acne patients [Koblenzer, 1987].…”

Section: (Test-) Psychological Abnormalities In Acne Patientsmentioning

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Acne Is Not a Trivial Disease! Psychosomatic Aspects in Routine Therapy

Niemeier¹,

Kupfer²,

Gieler³

2002

Dermatol Psychosom

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Patients with acne may develop psychological problems as a consequence of their condition – often independent of the severity of their skin condition. Emotional problems due to the disease should be taken seriously and included in the treatment plan. A purely dermatological therapy may not achieve its purpose. Even mild to moderate disease can be associated with significant depression and suicidal ideation, and psychologic change does not necessarily correlate with disease severity. Acne patients suffer particularly under social limitations and reduced quality of life. Psychic comorbidities in acne are probably greater than generally assumed. Attention should be paid to psychosomatic aspects especially if there is suspicion of depressive-anxious disorders, particularly with evidence of suicidal tendencies, body dysmorphic disorders, or also of disrupted compliance. Therefore, patients who report particularly high emotional distress or dysmorphic tendencies due to the disease should be treated adequately, if possible, by interdisciplinary therapy. The dermatologist must have some knowledge of the basics of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, which sometimes must be coupled with systemic and topical treatments of acne in conjunction with socalled psychosomatic basic treatment.

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“…There was also evidence that acne sufferers believed that nothing could be done to help them, as many had received inadequate treatment in the past. Kenyon [1966] stated that too little attention has been paid to the research methods used to investigate the psychological impact of this disease, accounting for much of the uncritical and speculative nature of the literature. Wu et al [1988] report that there are a number of methodological limitations inherent in acne research that can account for the equivocal results.…”

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The Psychological Correlates of Treatment Efficacy in Acne

Grahame¹,

Dick²,

Morton³

et al. 2002

Dermatol Psychosom

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Background: Acne is a common disfiguring skin condition that affects approximately 15% of the people in the UK. This study investigates the psychological and emotional impact of acne. Material and Methods: The study was conducted at the dermatology out-patient department of the Stirling Royal Infirmary in Stirling and at the dermatology out-patient department of Falkirk Royal Infirmary in Falkirk (Scotland). Patients were assessed pre-treatment, post-treatment (5 months) and follow-up (8 months). Clinical severity was assessed by a dermatologist at all three assessment time-points using the Leeds Acne Severity Grading Technique. The psychological well-being of acne patients was assessed using the following self-report psychological test measures: The Skindex, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the Positive and Negative Affectivity Scales (PANAS). Patients were also asked to self-rate the severity of their skin disease. 34 acne patients completed all 3 assessments. Results: Results demonstrate that the clinical grade of acne improved significantly over treatment time, and at follow-up assessment. This indicates that the treatment prescribed by the dermatologists was generally effective, and that this improvement in the clinical severity of acne was maintained at the 8-month follow-up assessment, even though medical intervention had ceased. There was also evidence of moderate psychological distress pre-treatment, based on the psychological test measures employed. Treatment outcome results obtained from acne patients showed that there was a significant improvement over treatment time on how patients self-rated their self-esteem and positive affectivity, and a significant decrease on how patients selfrated their anxiety, depression, negative affectivity and Skindex scores. Conclusion: In conclusion this study has demonstrated that the psychological profile exhibited by acne patients pretreatment may be largely reversed over treatment time, and that this psychological improvement is generally maintained at follow-up assessment.

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Psychosomatic Aspects of Acne.

Cited by 34 publications

References 61 publications

Acne vulgaris – Psychosomatic aspects

Acne vulgaris – Psychosomatic aspects

Acne Is Not a Trivial Disease! Psychosomatic Aspects in Routine Therapy

The Psychological Correlates of Treatment Efficacy in Acne

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