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Psychodermatology of acne: Dermatologist's guide to inner side of acne and management approach
Author(s) -
Aslan Kayiran Melek,
Karadag Ayse Serap,
Jafferany Mohammad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.14150
Subject(s) - acne , medicine , depression (economics) , dermatology , anxiety , psychiatry , disease , economics , macroeconomics
Acne vulgaris (AV) is a skin disease that is commonly seen and causes scar formation especially when left untreated. It can cause serious psychological comorbidities due to the intense involvement of appeared areas such as face and also being common in adolescence in which the body perception is not yet well established. Although psychiatric comorbidities frequently accompany AV patients in dermatology, they almost never directed to dermatology‐psychiatry liaison clinics. Depression, anxiety, stress, decreased self‐esteem, suicidal thoughts and even suicide attempts are too frequent to ignore in these patients, and many studies have been conducted on the positive or controversial effects of acne treatments. For this reason, serious responsibilities fall to dermatologists. They should not treat AV lesions only, but also to determine the AV patients' psychological conditions and to direct them to get help when necessary.