Assessing depression and anxiety in the caregivers of pediatric patients with chronic skin disorders

• Main Authors: Ana Paula Dornelles da Silva Manzoni (Author), Magda Blessmann Weber (Author), Aline Rodrigues da Silva Nagatomi (Author), Rita Langie Pereira (Author), Roberta Zaffari Townsend (Author), Tania Ferreira Cestari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The literature has shown that the presence of emotional disturbances in caregivers of children with skin diseases affects the course and treatment of the disease. Anxiety and depression are among the most frequently reported psychiatric diagnoses related to this fact. OBJECTIVE: To evalu...