Mental health comorbidity in patients with atopic dermatitis

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 131; no. 2; pp. 428 - 433
• Main Authors: Yaghmaie, Pouya, Koudelka, Caroline W., Simpson, Eric L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.02.2013; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Allergic diseases; Allergy and Immunology; Anxiety; Anxiety - epidemiology; Anxiety - immunology; Atopic dermatitis; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - immunology; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Autism; Autistic Disorder - epidemiology; Autistic Disorder - immunology; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Children & youth; cohort studies; comorbidities; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data processing; Depression; Depression - epidemiology; Depression - immunology; Dermatitis, Atopic - epidemiology; Dermatitis, Atopic - psychology; dose response; Europe; experimental design; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; health status; Households; Humans; Immunopathology; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Inflammation; Male; Medical sciences; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - immunology; Mental Health; Mood disorders; national surveys; Odds Ratio; patients; Pediatrics; Prevalence; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; risk; Risk Factors; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies; Skin diseases; Statistical analysis; United States; United States - epidemiology; United States; United States > US; Europe; anxiety; prevalence; ADHD; AD; comorbidities; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Atopic dermatitis; depression; autism; Mood disorder; Human; Affect affectivity; Allergy; Immunopathology; Skin disease; Prevalence; Mental health; Depression; Developmental disorder; Epidemiology; Atopy; Autism; Concomitant disease; Immunology; Anxiety; Attention disorder with hyperactivity

Recent data, primarily from Europe, suggest that children with atopic dermatitis (AD) might be at increased risk of mental health disorders. We aimed to quantify the mental health burden associated with pediatric AD in the United States. A cross-sectional study design was used analyzing data from th...