Isotretinoína, Acne e Depressão: Um Estudo Prospectivo Controlado

  • V. Langer, Laura
  • Prim, Lucas
  • Skare, Thelma
  • Wrublevski, Virginia
  • Nisihara, Renato
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Publication date
October 2021
Publisher
Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology
Language
English

Abstract

Introduction: Acne and isotretinoin, one of its treatment, have been linked to the occurrence of depression. Our aim was to study if isotretinoin is associated with depression in a sample of acne patients followed for 6 months comparing them with acne patients under other treatment modalities and control patients without acne. Methods: One hundred individuals were included: 50 controls and 50 with acne (24 using and 26 not using isotretinoin). Patients and controls answered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the 12 Item-Short Form Health Survey for quality of life (SF-12). Acne patients repeated this evaluation in 90 and 180 days. Results: No differences were found between controls and acne patients regarding BDI results but controls p...

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