title: PSYCHOSOMATIC ASPECTS IN PATIENTS WITH DERMATOLOGIC DISEASES.
abstract: The aim of our study was to find out the magnitude of anxiety and depression in our common dermatological patients and its correlation with age, sex. For this purpose, we used Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale HADS. The psychometric validity of HADS has been established by validating the questionnaire against the structured psychiatric interviews. A study of anxiety and depression in patients with dermatologic diseases was conducted on the basis of outpatients department in 211 patients with dermatologic diseases; among them were 107 male and 104 female, aged 16 to 75 years. Among them were patients with Acne, Alopecia Areata, Psoriasis, Vitiligo, Neurodermatitis, Scabies, Eczema and Other diseases (Atopic Dermatitis, Chronic Urticaria, Lichen Planus, Herpes Zoster, Melasma, Warts and Etc.). Based on studies of patients reveals that 65.4% of them are anxiety, depression - 56.2%, both anxiety and depression in 24.7%, there figures higher than the dates of other authorizes. As a result of a direct link research risk disorder depressive spectrum with sex, age; in woman anxiety and depression occurs more frequently than men, and anxiety occurs more frequently in young age. Especially there are hight frequencies of manifestation of abuse in patients with Psoriasis (anxiety - 83.3%, depression - 69.4%, both - 38.8%), Eczema (anxiety - 73.3%, depression - 56.6%, both - 26.7%), Acne (anxiety - 78.4%, depression - 54%, both - 21.6%), Vitiligo (anxiety - 66.7%, depression - 60%, both - 33.3%). Our study noticed higher dates of anxiety and depression than the dates of other outhorizes.
authors.affiliation: Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia; P.L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine; Batumi Seamen's Medical Center, Georgia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsintsadze
authors.affiliation: Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia; P.L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine; Batumi Seamen's Medical Center, Georgia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beridze
authors.affiliation: Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia; P.L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine; Batumi Seamen's Medical Center, Georgia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsintsadze
authors.affiliation: Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia; P.L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine; Batumi Seamen's Medical Center, Georgia.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Krichun
authors.affiliation: Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia; P.L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine; Batumi Seamen's Medical Center, Georgia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsivadze
authors.affiliation: Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia; P.L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine; Batumi Seamen's Medical Center, Georgia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsintsadze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult