Evaluating prevalence of depression, anxiety and hopelessness in patients with Vitiligo on an Iranian population

Abstract Introduction Vitiligo is caused by partial or complete destruction of melanocytes in the affected skin area and influences the patient’s quality of life. Besides physical involvement, vitiligo patients experience a high level of stress. Depression and Anxiety are common psychiatric disorder...

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Main Authors: Nasrin Hamidizadeh, Sara Ranjbar, Ahmad Ghanizadeh, Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi, Peyman Jafari, Farhad Handjani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-1278-7