Prevalence of psychological factors in chronic dermatoses.

Aim To investigate, retrospectively, psychiatric consultation results of inpatients staying in Firat University Dermatology Clinic. Materials and method Records of 520 inpatients who were treated in Firat University Dermatology Clinic between May 2000 and May 2003 were examined and their psychiatric consultation reports were retrospectively evaluated. Results Of the 520 patients who were included in the study, 272 were female and 248 were male. Ninety-two patients were asked to have psychiatric consultation and when consultation results of these patients were examined it was seen that 67 of them (61.7%) were given a psychiatric diagnosis. Of the 67 patients who were given a psychiatric diagnosis, 34 (50.7%) were female and 33 (49.3%) were male. Mean age of the patients was 39.4 (the youngest being 24 and the oldest 63). It was established that 35.9% of patients (24 individuals) were diagnosed as depressive disorder, 29.8% (20 individuals) as anxiety disorder, 13.4% (nine individuals) as mixed depressive a...