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Subjective and Objective Characteristics of Patients Seen at a Psychodermatology Unit : One-year Experience in Malmö, Sweden

Dalgard, Florence J. LU ; Sjöström, Karin ; Fhager, Johan ; Svensson, Åke LU ; Wallin, Ewa LU and Hauksson, Inese (2020) In Acta Dermato-Venereologica 100(8). p.00126-00126
Abstract

Clinical epidemiological knowledge concerning psychodermatology patients is scarce. The objective of this study was to assess morbidity in a new psychodermatology service. Information was gathered from patient records at the psychodermatology unit in Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018. All patients were screened with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) at baseline and after 12 months. Additional information was collated from the patient records. A total of 50 patients were treated during the 12 months, 86% were women, mean age 44 years (standard deviation (SD) 16 years). Itch was present in 72% of patients. Forty-two percent of... (More)

Clinical epidemiological knowledge concerning psychodermatology patients is scarce. The objective of this study was to assess morbidity in a new psychodermatology service. Information was gathered from patient records at the psychodermatology unit in Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018. All patients were screened with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) at baseline and after 12 months. Additional information was collated from the patient records. A total of 50 patients were treated during the 12 months, 86% were women, mean age 44 years (standard deviation (SD) 16 years). Itch was present in 72% of patients. Forty-two percent of patients were diagnosed with mood disorders, 30% with personality disorders, and 16% with delusional disorders. At baseline 40% of patients had a DLQI score >11, clinical depression was present in 14%, and clinical anxiety in 28%. These data emphasize the need for access to a multidisciplinary unit for dermatology patients.

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healthcare services, signs, symptoms, psychodermatology
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica
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100
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8
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00126 - 00126
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Medical Journals Limited
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1651-2057
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10.2340/00015555-3460
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  author       = {{Dalgard, Florence J. and Sjöström, Karin and Fhager, Johan and Svensson, Åke and Wallin, Ewa and Hauksson, Inese}},
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  publisher    = {{Medical Journals Limited}},
  series       = {{Acta Dermato-Venereologica}},
  title        = {{Subjective and Objective Characteristics of Patients Seen at a Psychodermatology Unit : One-year Experience in Malmö, Sweden}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3460}},
  doi          = {{10.2340/00015555-3460}},
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