Open AccessCross-sectional study of psychiatric morbidity in patients with melasma
Author(s) -
Shantanu Deshpande,
Swapna S Khatu,
Geeta Pardeshi,
Neeta R Gokhale
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_115_16
Subject(s) - melasma , medicine , depression (economics) , psychiatry , cross sectional study , anxiety , hospital anxiety and depression scale , population , mini international neuropsychiatric interview , dermatology , pathology , economics , macroeconomics , environmental health
Patients with dermatological problems have higher prevalence of psychiatric illnesses than the general population. Melasma, hyperpigmentation of skin over sun-exposed areas, has bidirectional cause-effect relationship with depression and stress through psycho-neuro-endocrine pathways.