A comparative study on the evaluation of stress in patients with lichen planus and normal healthy individuals using hospital anxiety and depression questionnaire, depression anxiety stress scale 21, and state-trait anxiety inventory

• Main Authors: Abhik Sikdar (Author), S Bhuvaneshwari (Author), N C Sangamesh (Author), Silpiranjan Mishra (Author), Atul Anand Bajoria (Author), Snehjyoti Jha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Context: Lichen planus is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease that frequently involves the oral mucosa and skin. It has been proposed that psychological factors like high stress and anxiety levels have a strong association with lichen planus. Estimation of the stress level in pa...