Acne: Its psychological consequences and management
Author(s)
Author(s)
Law, P.-M.
Chuh, A. A. T.
Date Issued
2006
Publisher
The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
Journal
The Hong Kong Practitioner
Volume
28
Issue
8
Start page
335
End page
339
Abstract
Acne is a common problem in adolescents. Its impact to patient might not be proportionate to the size, number, redness or pain of the skin lesions. The resultant quality of life impairment and psychic sequelae such as depression, eating disorder and body dysmorphic disorder are important.
Literature review was done to examine the impact of acne on patients' quality of life and psyche state. Prudent understanding of our patients by validated questionnaires, observing the associated behaviour changes, individualised counselling and discussion of the nature and method of therapy may optimise their well-beings.
痤瘡（俗稱暗瘡）是青春期常見的疾病。它對病人的影響不一定與其大小、數量、紅腫和疼痛程度成正比例。對生活質素的損害及在精神上帶來的後果如抑鬱、飲食失調及儀容異常也都是重要的。回顧過去文獻可查驗痤瘡對生活質素及精神狀態的影響。利用有論據支持的問卷審慎地了解我們的病人、觀察其行為改變、個人輔導及與他們討論治療方案都能使他們健康得到最大的裨益。
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