A new study presented at this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting highlights the need for mental health support in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).
People with eczema are more likely to experience depression and anxiety, and it worsens when additional allergic symptoms occur, according to a new study.
Survey: 72% of eczema patients experienced symptoms of poor mental health for 1-10 days in the past month
57% said they had never been asked about their mental health
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Unlike other assessments, the Food Allergy Satisfaction with Life Scale assesses how individuals impacted by food allergy cognitively evaluate their own lives, according to a letter published in Clinical and Translational Allergy. Other questionnaires address objective factors that can influence well-being and miss this self-reflection, Gabriel Lins de Holanda Coelho, PhD, postdoctoral