Psychiatric Morbidity in Children and Adolescents with Dermatological Disorders

January 2021 in “ Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology ”

Dilşad Yıldız Miniksar, Özlem Özcan, Hülya Cenk, Yelda Kapıcıoğlu, Aysegul Yucel Polat

alopecia dermatological disorders inflammatory dermatoses allergic dermatoses psychocutaneous conditions

TLDR Kids with skin problems are more likely to have mental health issues.

The 2021 study "Psychiatric morbidity in children and adolescents with dermatological disorders" involved 502 participants, half of whom had dermatological disorders like alopecia. The study found a significant correlation between these skin conditions and increased psychiatric morbidity in children and adolescents. Rates of general psychiatric comorbidity, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and adjustment disorders were significantly higher in the group with dermatological disorders compared to the control group. The study also found that psychiatric comorbidity was higher in inflammatory and allergic dermatoses compared to other dermatological subgroups. The study concluded that dermatological diseases restrict physical activity, thus increasing the risk of psychiatric comorbidity, and emphasized the need for close collaboration between psychiatry and dermatology disciplines in treating patients with psychocutaneous conditions.

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