Depression and anxiety in atopic dermatitis: increasing recognition and opportunities to intervene

M N Nicholas¹, A M Drucker^{1

2}

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¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
² Women's College Research Institute and Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada.

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M N Nicholas et al. Br J Dermatol. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;181(3):442-443.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.18252. Epub 2019 Jul 25.

M N Nicholas¹, A M Drucker^{1

2}

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
² Women's College Research Institute and Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada.

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Symptoms and diagnosis of anxiety and depression in atopic dermatitis in U.S. adults.
Silverberg JI, Gelfand JM, Margolis DJ, Boguniewicz M, Fonacier L, Grayson MH, Ong PY, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Simpson EL. Silverberg JI, et al. Br J Dermatol. 2019 Sep;181(3):554-565. doi: 10.1111/bjd.17683. Epub 2019 Mar 5. Br J Dermatol. 2019. PMID: 30838645 Free PMC article.

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