Abstract
Psychological profile and quality of life in skin diseases. Just like it has happened with another pathologies (cardiovascular disorders, cancer, asthma, human hypertension, Chron disorder) Health Psichology has been interested in discover psychological aspects characteristic of dermatology patients from eighties. Dermatology clinical impressions stress frequently that psychological aspects perform an important role on the genesis, maintenance and consequences of dermatological disorder, but results aren't conclusive. The aim of this study is to know the quality of life and psychological profile related to skin disorders. For this purpose, we took a sample of 200 patients with different diagnosis: dermatitis, psoriasis, alopecia, acne, urticaria, rosacea, lichen and herpes). We applied to this sample different instruments of psychological evaluation, line EPQ-A, STAI, SKINDEX, ZUNG DEPRESSION INVENTORY. The results showed that men have a poor quality of life during the first and second year of their skin disorder development. We can conclude that dermatology patients haven't showed a specific psychological profile, but some skin disorders have a characteristic profile in some questionnaires.
