Citation

Denicoff KD, Lehman ZA, Rubinow DR, Schmidt PJ, Peck GL. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1990; 22(2 Pt 1): 196-198.

Affiliation

Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2312801

Abstract

We investigated the psychiatric history of patients with severe Darier's disease and a control group, which consisted of patients with comparably severe dermatologic disorders of keratinization. Three patients with Darier's disease reported either a suicide attempt (one patient) or a specific suicide plan (two), compared with one patient in the control group. Of 11 patients with Darier's disease, 7 had a history of suicidal thoughts, compared with 3 of 11 patients in the control group. Thus suicidal ideation is a potential problem in patients with cutaneous illnesses, particularly those with chronic disfiguring disorders such as severe Darier's disease.

Language: en