title: Psychiatric profile of patients with neurodermatitis.
abstract: Fifty patients of neurodermatitis attending the dermatology clinic of a general hospital were screened for psychiatric morbidity. Fifty patients suffering from tinea from the same clinic were taken as a control group (age, sex and socio-economic class matched). A majority of neurodermatitis patients were between 21-30 years of age-group (52%), males (84%), married (90%), literate up to primary (42%) and belonged to socio-economic class V (44%). The common sites of neurodermatitis were legs (28%), arms (16%), scrotum (12%) or multiple sites (36%). The duration of symptoms ranged from 1 month to 2 years (average duration was 6 months). The study group also showed significantly higher occupational and psychosexual problems (p < 0.001). The neurodermatitis patients scored significantly higher on N-2 scale and Hamilton rating scale for depression.
authors.affiliation: University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Bedi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009450:Neurodermatitis / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014005:Tinea / Q000523:psychology