Assessment of Eating Attitude and Psychiatric Parameters in Patients with Acne Vulgaris
Introduction: Redundancy of psychological comorbidities in acne vulgaris may contribute to disturbed eating attitude. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate possible relation between acne vulgaris and disturbed eating attitude. Methods: One hundred acne patients and 86 healthy volu...
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| Language: | English |
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2025-04-01
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| Series: | Dermatology Practical & Conceptual |
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| Online Access: | https://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/5053 |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Redundancy of psychological comorbidities in acne vulgaris may contribute to disturbed eating attitude.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate possible relation between acne vulgaris and disturbed eating attitude.
Methods: One hundred acne patients and 86 healthy volunteers evaluated by the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90) and possible indicative of disordered eating using the Eating Attitudes Test-40 (EAT-40) and Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire (EDEQ).
Results: Mean EAT-40 score was significantly higher in acne group (24.1±17.4) compared to control group (14.2±9.0) (P=0.001). Global score of EDEQ and all subscores were statistically higher in acne group (for each P=0.001). The ratio of participants who meaningful scores for Restraint Eating and Weight Concern subscores of EDEQ was significantly higher in the patient group compared to the control group (P=0.003; P=0.034 respectively). Obsessive-compulsive and Depression subscores of SCL-90-R among acne patients who had meaningful EAT-40 scores were statistically higher compared to those had EAT-40 scores <30 (P=0.030; P=0.006 respectively).
Conclusion: Because of higher mortality and morbidity rates clinicians should screen acne patients for possible disordered eating psychopathology, with particular attention to those with obsessive-compulsive and depression.
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| ISSN: | 2160-9381 |