Impact of Social Anxiety on patients Suffering from Acne Vulgaris: A Hospital Based Study in a Tertiary Care Set up
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https://doi.org/10.21276/4s2s6e59Keywords:
Social anxiety, Acne vulgaris, Acne lesionsAbstract
Background: Acne vulgaris is one of the most widely recognized dermatological infection everywhere throughout the world. It is influencing about 85% of young people. Aside from the restorative concerns, skin break out may contrarily trouble dermatological just as mental part of personal satisfaction. As such, skin break out can impact mental and social working.
Methods: Total 90 cases were included in this study. This study was conducted in Department of Psychiatry.
Result: Amongst acne patients having social anxiety majority had acne lesions localized on face, almost all had clinically very severe acne and none of them subjectively perceived their acne lesions as mild. However, these clinical variables of acne had statistically non-significant impact on presence of social anxiety.
Conclusion: This study concludes that a clinician's evaluation is objective and more precise and valuable, still the self-perception of a patient has a greater effect on his/her psychological functioning.
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