Prevalence of suicidal ideation in patients with atopic dermatitis.
The prevalence of suicidal ideation in patients with mild, moderate, and severe atopic dermatitis between the age of 15 to 49 years were 0.21%, 6%, and 19.6%, respectively. In addition, the prevalence of homicide-suicidal ideation in mothers or fathers of patients (aged 0-14 years) with mild, moderate, and severe atopic dermatitis were 0.11%, 0.35%, and 3.28%, respectively. These results indicate that patients with atopic dermatitis or even parents of patients with atopic dermatitis have high prevalence of suicidal ideation.
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Department of Allergy, Moriguchi Keijinkai Hospital, 2-47-12, Yagumo Higashimachi, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture, 570-0021, Japan. kimata-keijinkai@mkc.zaq.ne.jp