Anxiety and depression in middle school and college students with acne / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To investigate anxiety and depression among young acne patients, to provide a reference for the comprehensive treatment and to improve the quality of life of the patients.@*Methods@#Totally 157 students with acne of a major skin disease (acne group) and 157 healthy subjects (control group) selected from 244 and 297 students with and without acne were evaluated with the Zung’s Depression Self-rating Scale (SDS) and the Zung’s Anxiety Self-rating Scale(SAS). The SDS and SAS scores at different levels of sex and disease state were compared between two groups.@*Results@#The positive detection rate of depression symptoms and anxiety symptoms in acne group was 59.20% and 69.40%,respectively, and the combined detection rate of anxiety and depression symptoms was 52.90%; the detection rate of depression symptoms and anxiety symptoms in control gruop was 32.50% and 25.50%,respectively, with anxiety and depression symptoms accounted for 20.40%, the differences were statistically significant(χ2=22.63, 60.81, 35.69, P<0.01). Compared with acne group, there were higher SDS and SAS scores in acne group(Z=5.95, 9.16, P<0.01). In the acne group, the SDS and SAS scores of males were higher than females. There were significant differences in the SDS and SAS scores of the samples with different incidence(H=55.67, 43.83, P<0.01).@*Conclusion@#Students with acne are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. Compared with healthy population, moderate and severe acne patients have more serious depression and anxiety symptoms. It is suggested that the medical staff in school should take appropriate psychological intervention and treatment to facilitate the comprehensive rehabilitation of the young students with acne.