Abnormalities of Psycho-Emotional State among Patients with Excoriated Acne

• Main Authors: E. A. Il'chevskaya (Author), Yu. M. Krinitsyna (Author), I. G. Sergeeva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: State Scientific Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0042-4609; 2313-6294; 10.25208/0042-4609-2017-93-5-64-69
• Keywords: excoriated acne; anxiety; depression; isotretinoin xcoriated acne; anxiety; depression; isotretinoi; Dermatology; RL1-803
• Source: Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, Vol 0, Iss 5, Pp 64-69 (2018)

The psychopathological features of patients with excoriated acne are analysed. An integrative anx-iety test among 43 patients (mean age 24.7±7.1 years) demonstrated borderline values and a high level of personal anxiety in 46.5% of cases; assessment according to the Beck Depression Inventory revealed subdepression among 25.6% and depression among 13.9% of patients; the Global Severity Index (GSI) of the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) was in the zone of elevated and high val-ues among 31.1% of patients. The greatest deviations from the norm were observed in the areas of interpersonal sensitivity among 34.9% of patients; dev phobic anxiety - 30.2%; paranoia - 30.2%; while somatisation of complaints was observed among 27.9% of patients. The obsessive-compulsive subscale exceeded normative values among 21% of patients.