General psychiatric symptoms, quality of sleep, and coping strategies in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

Balta I., KARADAĞ A. S., Selek S., Onder S., KANBAY A., Burakgazi-Yilmaz H.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, vol.55, no.1, pp.60-64, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ijd.12649
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.60-64
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Psoriasis is a common dermatological disorder with psychiatric comorbidity. Psoriasis is associated with a variety of psychological problems, including poor selfesteem, sexual dysfunction, sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.