DERMATOLOGICAL MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS

  • Niaz Maqsood Department of Psychiatry, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur
  • Naima Niaz
  • Summaira Hassan
Keywords: Psychiatric disorders, dermatological diseases, infectious dermatological diseases.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To find the frequency and type of dermatological disease in patients with primary psychiatric conditions.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 psychiatric patients admitted in psychiatry department of Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur.

RESULTS: In this study conducted on 200 psychiatric patients, 82% had dermatological disease and out of them 72% had infectious dermatological diseases

CONCLUSION: Dermatological diseases particularly infectious dermatological diseases were prevalent among patients with psychiatric disorders.

KEY WORDS: Psychiatric disorders, dermatological diseases, infectious dermatological diseases.

 

 

 

 

 

Published
2022-02-11
How to Cite
Maqsood, N., Niaz, N., & Summaira Hassan. (2022). DERMATOLOGICAL MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS. JOURNAL OF PAKISTAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY, 18(3). Retrieved from https://jpps.pk/index.php/journal/article/view/111
Issue
Vol 18 No 3 (2021): Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society
Section
Articles