Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective To investigate the depression in psoriasis patients and analysis of influencing factors. Methods The depression of 168 psoriasis patients from January 2021 to January 2023 were evaluated. The clinical data between patients with depression and those without depression were compared. The preliminary exploration of the influencing factors of depression in psoriasis using multivariate analysis. Results 168 patients had 62 cases of depression, with a depression rate of 36.90%. The detection rate of sleep disorders, severe psoriasis, and concurrent psoriatic arthritis in the depression group were higher than those in the non depression group. Work pressure was higher than that in the non depression group, and education level, age, and social support were lower than those in the non depression group (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in marriage and gender between the two groups (P>0.05). Multivariate analysis shows that severe psoriasis, sleep disorders, high work pressure, and low social support are the influencing factors of depression in psoriasis. Conclusion Patients with psoriasis have a higher detection rate of depression. Severe psoriasis, sleep disorders, low social support and other factors will increase the risk of depression in psoriasis.

Key words Psoriasis; Depressive Emotions; Disease; Society Psychology