Cross-Sectional Study on Prevalence of Psychological Comorbidity in Patients with Psoriasis

This study investigates the prevalence of psychological comorbidity in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis vulgaris. Furthermore, the relation between the type of disorder and the degree of
psoriasis severity has been analysed. In 10 German study sites 137
female (61 = 44.5%) and male (76=55.5%) patients that had been
diagnosed with moderate or severe psoriasis by a qualified dermatologist were surveyed. The most frequent observed comorbidities
were moderate to severe depressive syndromes (23.4%), followed
by alcohol syndromes (5.8%) and panic disorders (4.6%). Analysis
of relations between the type and severity of disorder and the degree of psoriasis severity showed no significant correlations. The
present data confirm the psychosocial stress of patient with psoriasis regardless of the degree of severity