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Psychiatric Assessment and Monitoring of Patients with Acne

Acne and Depression

  • 80% of teens and young adults between the age of 11-30 suffer from acne.1
  • Depression is common in adolescents, with up to a 25% lifetime prevalence by the end of adolescence.2
  • Patients with acne have higher depression scores than patients with other dermatologic diseases.3

1 Kraning KK. Odland GF. Prevalence, morbidity, and cost of dermatological diseases. J Invest Dermatol 1979l;73:Suppl:395-401
2 Kessler R.C. Mood disorders in children and adolescents: an epidemiologic perspective. Biol Psychiatry 2001 Jun 15; 49(12):1002-14
3 Gupta M.A., Gupta A.K. Depression and suicidal ideation in dermatology patients with acne, alopecia areata, atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Brit Jour Derm 1988; 139:846-850

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