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Alexithymia affects patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
- Source :
- European journal of dermatology : EJD. 28(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that impairs patients’ quality of life. Various psychiatric or psychological conditions have been associated with HS, however, no data are available on alexithymia, a psychological construct characterized by the inability to express, describe, and recognize feelings. To assess the presence of alexithymia in HS patients. Demographic and clinical data from patients with HS were collected. Alexithymiawas assessed using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS)-20 questionnaire to define non-alexithymic subjects (scoring 20-50), borderline (possible) alexithymia subjects (scoring 51-60), and alexithymic subjects (scoring≥61). The alexithymic personality trait is identified based on TAS-20 score≥51. This multicentre study included 86 HS patients, 100 obese individuals, and 85 healthy control subjects. The mean TAS-20 score was significantly higher in the HS patient cohort (55.37 ±13.42) than in the control group (40.96±10.47) (p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
Dermatology
psychiatric disorder
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
Toronto Alexithymia Scale
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Alexithymia
Internal medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
acne inversa
alexithymia
comorbidity
hidradenitis suppurativa
2708
Prevalence
Personality
Humans
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Affective Symptoms
Obesity
media_common
Aged
Settore MED/35 - Malattie Cutanee e Veneree
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Inflammatory skin disease
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Comorbidity
Healthy Volunteers
030227 psychiatry
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Case-Control Studies
Female
Cohort
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19524013
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European journal of dermatology : EJD
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e31deac9f62cd0c777c111fec7b89a4d