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Psychiatric symptoms in patients with long standing skin disease

Anxiety, depression and suicidal intent associated with chronic dermatologic diseases in a tertiary care centre – A cross sectional study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/08/056359
Enrollment
207
Registered
2023-08-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: L99- Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere Health Condition 2: F488- Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dr Arun Kumar Jacob R
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients suffering from chronic dermatological diseases attending the Dermatology Outpatient Department, aged above 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients not willing to give consent 2. Patient with previous history of psychiatric illness 3. Pregnant and breast-feeding mothers 4. Patients with history of chronic systemic diseases such as diabetes, liver and renal diseases 5. Patients undergoing systemic treatment such as corticosteroid or isotretinoin were excluded. • Patients with history of alcohol or drug abuse • Patients with history covid -19 (RT-PCR positive) in the past 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Presence of psychiatric symptoms in chronic dermatological diseasesTimepoint: Baseline only. As it is a cross sectional study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of dermatological diseaseTimepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactArun Kumar Jacob R

Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital and Research Institute

arujako@gmail.com9176330844

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026