Alexithymia and Acne Vulgaris: A Case Control Study
Open Access
- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- Published by Korean Neuropsychiatric Association in Psychiatry Investigation
- Vol. 8 (4), 327-333
- https://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2011.8.4.327
Abstract
To assess relationship between alexithymia and acne vulgaris in young people. A hundred and eleven subjects between 15 and 25 years of age referred to out-patient clinic of dermatology with acne and 78 subjects applied to family physician for complaints other than acne were included in patient and control groups of the study, respectively. A questionnaire to determine demographic characteristics, an acne classification to determine severity of acne and Toronto Alexithymic Scale (TAS) to assess alexithymia were used. The mean scores of TAS were 52.7±10.8 and 51.7±10.7 in patient and control groups, respectively. Alexitymia was determined in 23.4% of the subjects in acne group and in 24.4% of control group. No significant differences were found between groups in terms of alexithymia, intermediate alexitymia and three-factors of TAS. Alexithymia does not appear to be related to acne vulgaris.Keywords
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