Suicidal ideation in Darier's disease.
We investigated the psychiatric history of patients with severe Darier's disease and a control group, which consisted of patients with comparably severe dermatologic disorders of keratinization. Three patients with Darier's disease reported either a suicide attempt (one patient) or a specific suicide plan (two), compared with one patient in the control group. Of 11 patients with Darier's disease, 7 had a history of suicidal thoughts, compared with 3 of 11 patients in the control group. Thus suicidal ideation is a potential problem in patients with cutaneous illnesses, particularly those with chronic disfiguring disorders such as severe Darier's disease.
Denicoff
K D
KD
Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Lehman
Z A
ZA
Rubinow
D R
DR
Schmidt
P J
PJ
Peck
G L
GL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007644:Darier Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*