Internalized Stigma in Pediatric Psoriasis: A Comparative Multicenter Study.

Erkan Alpsoy Mualla Polat Ibrahim Halil Yavuz Selda Pelin Kartal Didem Didar Balcı Ayşe Serap Karadağ Asli Bilgic Temel Ercan Arca Bilge Fettahlioglu Karaman Selma Emre Esra Ösoy Adışen Neslihan Sendur Ozlem Bilgic Ayca Cordan Yazici Başak Yalçın Rafet Koca Kamer Gündüz Murat Borlu Tulin Ergun Pinar Dursun Serap Gunes Bilgili Aslı Sürer-Adanır Ayla Gulekon Gizem Yagcioglu Ertan Yilmaz Ufuk Kavuzlu Yesim Senol

Published in: Annals of dermatology (2020)

Internalized stigma in pediatric patients is as high as adults and is related to poor quality of life, general health, and psychological illnesses. Unlike adults, internalized stigma was mainly determined by psoriasis per se, rather than disease severity or involvement of visible body parts, genitalia or folds.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
hiv aids
social support
healthcare
public health
depressive symptoms
atopic dermatitis
physical activity
health information
hiv infected
hepatitis c virus
young adults
climate change
patient reported
childhood cancer