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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">4033</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.131612</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Assessment of Psychiatric Illness Among Patients with Dermatological Disorders Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital of Rajnandgaon District (C.G), India&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Pandey</surname><given-names>Pooja</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Manore</surname><given-names>Sharad M</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Pandey</surname><given-names>Prabhat</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Dokania</surname><given-names>Neeraj</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>30</day><month>08</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>6)</volume><issue/><fpage>123</fpage><lpage>128</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: Skin plays a major role in social and sexual communication. Healthy normal skin is essential for a person__ampersandsignrsquo;s physical and mental well-being and sense of self-confidence. Material and Method: The cross-sectional study with consecutive sampling was conducted at a tertiary care hospital at BRLSA BVM Medical College and hospital, Rajnandgaon (C G), India. A total of 170 patients participated in the study. Patients suffering from dermatologic diseases who accepted to participate in the study were included in the study population regardless of their sex, age, education level and marital status. Patients were asked to complete five other areas questionnaires: DLQI, PHQ-9, PHQ-15, HAM-D and GAD-7. Results: The mean age of the participants was 27.25. Out of 170 patients, Acne with scar is the common diagnosis i.e., 61 (35.9%) followed by fungal infection 45 (26.5%) and Pigmentary disorder 25 (14.7%). There was a significant relationship between dermatological disorders with DLQI score, PHQ-9, HAM-D and PHQ-15. However, no significant relationship was observed between the GAD-7 with the dermatological disorder. Conclusion: There is a need for a thorough assessment of psychiatric illness in patients with dermatological conditions and regarding improving the patient management and overall quality of life.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Anxiety</kwd><kwd> Depression</kwd><kwd> Acne</kwd><kwd> Fungal infection</kwd><kwd> Dermatological disorder</kwd><kwd> Psychological problem</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
