Quality of life, depression, and anxiety in Turkish children with vitiligo and their parents

Onen O., Kundak S., Erkuran H. O., Kutlu A., ÇAKALOZ B.

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.29, no.4, pp.492-501, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/24750573.2018.1454385
  • Journal Name: PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.492-501
  • Keywords: Vitiligo, children, adolescent, anxiety, depression, quality of life, PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY, ATOPIC-DERMATITIS, PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS, SKIN, INVENTORY, PSORIASIS, IMPACT, IMPAIRMENT, PSYCHODERMATOLOGY, ADOLESCENTS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is a chronic skin condition among psychocutaneous diseases that significantly affect psychiatric well-being of patients, social interactions, and overall quality of life. Only a limited number of studies about psychiatric well-being and quality of life in children with vitiligo and their parents are available.