title: Psychiatric morbidity in psoriasis and vitiligo: a comparative study.
abstract: The psychiatric morbidity in psoriasis patients was compared with that in vitiligo patients using the standardised Hindi (vernacular language) version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-H). Thirty new and untreated patients each with psoriasis or vitiligo and between the ages of 18-60 yrs, constituted the study group. The prevalences of psychiatric morbidity as assessed by the GHQ-H were found to be 53.3% and 16.22% in the psoriasis and vitiligo patients respectively; the difference was statistically significant (p=0.0028). The prevalences of depression were 23.3% and 10% in psoriasis and vitiligo respectively and anxiety was observed in 3.3% of each group. Sleep disturbance was the most common complaint and was present in 56.6% of psoriasis patients and 20% of the vitiligo patients. However, the parameter of sleep disturbance showed a statistically significant difference between the two dermatoses (p=0.0034).
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Koranne
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011336:Probability; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology