Psychological distress and investment in one's appearance in patients with pemphigus

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
E MazzottiDamiano Abeni

Abstract

Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic disease not currently curable. Physical involvement and the impact of chronic therapies can lead patients to changes in psychological and relational areas. To provide a measure of psychological distress, dysfunctional investment in one's appearance, and their relationship. Self-administered questionnaires (ASI, HADS) were given to 74 pemphigus inpatients. Strong associations between psychological distress and dysfunctional investment in one's appearance were observed [adjusted odds ratio (OR)=7.36, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.20-45.11; OR 5.38, 95% CI 0.81-35.87, respectively, for appearance stereotyping and body-image vulnerability], together with a perceived high disease severity (OR 6.03, 95% CI 1.90-23.46). Our results are compatible with the idea that some forms of psychological distress could be in part due to one's perception of his/her own body image.

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