Screening for Anxiety and Depression in people with psoriasis: a cross sectional study in a tertiary referral setting.

CONCLUSIONS: Systematic screening for anxiety and depression identifies clinically important levels of depression and anxiety that may be missed using DLQI alone. Women, those with severe disease, psoriatic arthritis and/or a prior history of psychiatric morbidity may be at particular risk. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - June 30, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Lamb RC, Matcham F, Turner M, Rayner L, Simpson A, Hotopf M, Barker JN, Jackson K, Smith CH Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research