Skin Disorders in Patients With Primary Psychiatric Conditions in Rural Population of Gurugram.

Gupta, Vinita; Kapoor, Abhishek; Ganjoo, Shikhar

doi:10.21474/ijar01/4011

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“…The most common psychiatric illness in the present study was major depressive disorder, followed by generalized anxiety disorder and psychosis not otherwise specified. In the study by Gupta et al, anxiety and bipolar disorder together comprised the next most common group of psychiatric disorders after depression and schizophrenia [ 14 ]. Another study also highlighted anxiety and bipolar disorder as the second most common psychiatric disorder group in their study [ 15 ].…”

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Skin Diseases in Patients With Primary Psychiatric Conditions in Northern India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tripathi,

Meher,

Sharma

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Background: The relationship between skin diseases and psychiatric illnesses is bi-directional and is manifested as cause and effect. Psychiatric disorders such as stress, anxiety, and depression are seen to be instrumental in the development and progression of dermatological diseases on one hand, while on the other hand, cosmetic disfigurement caused by dermatological diseases is responsible for psychological distress in patients. The present study was conducted to investigate the spectrum of dermatological disorders in psychiatric patients to offer them holistic treatment and provide them with a better quality of life. Methods: This cross-sectional, observational study was conducted at a tertiary medical care center. A total of 170 psychiatric patients referred to the dermatology department for different dermatological manifestations were enrolled in the study. A demographic profile of the patients was done, and an association between dermatological diseases and psychiatric illnesses was done. Results: Out of 170 study participants, 88 (51.8%) were females, and the rest (82, 48.2%) were males. A total of 13 major types of dermatological conditions were noted; among them, fungal infection (43, 25.3%) was the most common, followed by eczema (18, 10.6%), parasitic infestation (17, 10.0%), pigmentary disorder (13, 7.6%), acne (11, 6.5%), bacterial infection (11, 6.5%), pruritic disorder (11, 6.5%), hair disorder (9, 5.3%), drug reaction (9, 5.3%), papulosquamous disorder (7, 4.1%), and viral infection (6, 3.5%). Skin conditions other than the above-mentioned were present in 15 (8.8%) patients. The most common psychiatric illness in the present study was major depressive disorder (41, 24.1%), followed by generalized anxiety disorder (38, 22.4%) and psychosis not otherwise specified (34, 20.0%). Other psychiatric illnesses included in the study were bipolar affective disorder (22, 12.9%), schizophrenia (18, 10.6%), obsessive-compulsive disorder (12, 7.1%), and mixed anxiety depressive disorder (5, 2.9%). Conclusion: The findings of the present study depict that psychiatric patients with dermatological manifestations show a spectrum of dermatological conditions, primarily of infectious (fungal, parasitic, or viral) nature. This might be associated with a relatively poor hygienic status of psychiatric patients and thus their increased susceptibility to these disorders. Most of the time, the susceptibility to these skin conditions seemed to be opportunistic and unaffected by the type, duration, and level of control of psychiatric illness.

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“…However, some studies have highlighted the association of sociodemographic factors such as marital status with psychocutaneous disorders [13]. Most of the previous studies have shown one of the most common primary psychiatric conditions associated with skin disorders to be schizophrenia or depression [14][15][16].…”

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confidence: 99%