Depression and Anxiety Disorders among Patients with Psoriasis: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study

• Main Authors: Masoud Golpour (Author), Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini (Author), Mohammad Khademloo (Author), Maryam Ghasemi (Author), Aghdas Ebadi (Author), Fatemeh Koohkan (Author), Soheila Shahmohammadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Psoriasis is a common, genetically determined inflammatory and proliferative disease of the skin. Psychological stress can exacerbate the disease. This study sought to investigate the depression and anxiety disorders among patients with psoriasis and control group. Method. In this hospit...