Open AccessKnowledge, belief, and perception among youths with acne vulgaris
Author(s) -
Afzaa Nizar Machiwala,
Ganesh Kamath,
Tanvi Vaidya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_512_18
Subject(s) - acne , medicine , anxiety , affect (linguistics) , depression (economics) , population , perception , quality of life (healthcare) , dermatology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , family medicine , environmental health , psychology , nursing , communication , neuroscience , economics , macroeconomics
Acne vulgaris is one of the commonest dermatological challenges faced by the youth. It lasts several years, running a chronic course with complications such as scarring. The fact that this occurs most commonly on the face, leads to profound psychological implications, that cause emotional trauma and affect a person's quality of life. Anxiety and depression are common issues arising from this. A lot of myths tend to float around acne in society, and people use all kinds of indigenous and home made remedies, as well as the wrong kinds of treatment, such as topical steroid based creams, which further worsen the situation.