DERMATOLOGICAL MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS

  • Niaz Maqsood Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
  • Naima Niaz Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
  • Summaira Hassan Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.63050/jpps.18.03.111
Keywords: Psychiatric disorders, dermatological diseases, infectious dermatological diseases.

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.

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Author Biographies

Niaz Maqsood, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Department of Psychiatry

Naima Niaz, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Department of Psychiatry

Summaira Hassan, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Department of Psychiatry

Published
2021-09-30
How to Cite
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Maqsood N, Niaz N, Hassan S. DERMATOLOGICAL MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS. J Pak Psychiatr Soc [Internet]. 2021Sep.30 [cited 2024Dec.27];18(03):22-4. Available from: https://jpps.pk/index.php/journal/article/view/111
Issue
Vol 18 No 03 (2021): Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society
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Original Article

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