Personality Characteristics, Anxiety Sensitivity, Anxiety, and Depression Levels on Patients Diagnosed with Psychogenic Pruritus

KAZĞAN KILIÇASLAN A., Yildiz S., Kurt O., Atmaca M.

ALPHA PSYCHIATRY, vol.23, no.5, pp.243-252, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2022.21699
  • Journal Name: ALPHA PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.243-252
  • Keywords: Anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, personality, pruritus, psychogenic itch, ATOPIC-DERMATITIS, PSORIASIS, TRAITS, ITCH, TEMPERAMENT, DIMENSIONS, INVENTORY, SYMPTOMS, VALIDITY
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to investigate the personality traits, anxiety sensitivity (AS), anxiety, and depression levels in patients diagnosed with psychogenic pruritus (PP). Certain personality traits may come to the fore in psychosomatic disorders; these traits are thought to make the person vulnerable to psychosomatic diseases. This study aimed to investigate the personality traits, anxiety sensitivity (AS), anxiety, and depression levels in patients diagnosed with psychogenic pruritus (PP).