Quality of life, depression, and anxiety in Turkish children with vitiligo and their parents
PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.29, no.4, pp.492-501, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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
- 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.