title: Mental health histories and psychiatric medication usage among persons who sought cosmetic Surgery.
abstract: This retrospective chart review study examined the mental health histories and psychiatric medication usage of persons who sought cosmetic surgery. The medical records of 232 patients who had undergone a consultation for a cosmetic procedure were reviewed. The rates of self-reported psychiatric disorders and of psychiatric medication usage of these patients were compared with those of 200 patients who underwent noncosmetic procedures. Nineteen percent of cosmetic surgery patients reported a mental health history, significantly greater than the 4 percent of the noncosmetic patients who reported a psychiatric history. Eighteen percent of the cosmetic patients reported using a psychiatric medication at the time of their consultation, also significantly greater than the 5 percent of the noncosmetic patients who reported psychiatric medication usage. These results underscore the importance of collecting a psychiatric history from prospective cosmetic surgery patients. Recommendations for assessing patients' psychiatric history and status are provided.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall Center for Human Appearance, Philadelphia, Pa 19104, USA. dsarwer@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Sarwer
authors.forename: Holly A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Zanville
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: LaRossa
authors.forename: Scott P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: Linton A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Whitaker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs