title: Psychiatric and psychometric issues in acné excoriée.
abstract: Psychiatric and psychometric issues were assessed in 12 acné excoriée patients. Two patients exhibited a DSM-III-R dysthymia and 2 patients a DSM-III-R personality disorder, which were considered as associated comorbidities. Most patients reported concern for being unattractive and a compulsive urge to manipulate their skin. However, 8 out 12 patients did not fulfill criteria for any DSM-III-R disorder. In particular, we could not find evidence for the assumption of underlying obsessive-compulsive disorders or body image disorders in acné excoriée.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bach
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*