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Itch and pain are prevalent symptoms of psoriasis and contribute to the psychosocial burden of this disease. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of skin pain on the prevalence and severity of symptoms of anxiety and depression and on the QoL in psoriasis patients. Methods: The studied population comprised 106 adults with psoriasis (34% female; mean age 42.1 \u00b1 13.0 years). Disease severity was measured with the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). The intensity of skin pain was assessed with the NRS and the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ). The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) questionnaires were used to estimate the severity of depression and anxiety, respectively, as was the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Quality of life (QoL) was studied using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Results: Regarding anxiety assessment, females reported significantly higher scores with the HADS-A (8.42 \u00b1 4.85 points vs. 5.14 \u00b1 3.9 points; p &lt; 0.001) and the GAD-7 compared to men (7.50 \u00b1 5.58 points vs. 5.24 \u00b1 4.79 points; p = 0.036). Similarly, the severity of depression was significantly higher in women, as measured with the PHQ-9 (7.50 \u00b1 5.58 points vs. 5.24 \u00b1 4.79 points, p = 0.021). Psoriasis patients with skin pain scored significantly higher in HADS Total score (p = 0.043), HADS-A (p = 0.022), PHQ-9 (p = 0.035), and DLQI (p &lt; 0.001) than the rest of the studied group. The intensity of skin pain measured with the SF-MPQ correlated significantly with HADS Total score (p = 0.021), HADS-A (p &lt; 0.001), HADS-D (p = 0.038), and PHQ-9 (p &lt; 0.001). Additionally, there was a significant correlation between the intensity of cutaneous pain assessed using the VAS and the PHQ-9 (p = 0.022). Conclusions: Skin pain significantly influences the well-being of patients with psoriasis as well as the symptoms of anxiety and depression. In particular, women with psoriasis are at increased risk of developing anxiety and depression. Our findings underline the necessity for a multidisciplinary approach to the management of this dermatosis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13164890","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,19]],"date-time":"2024-08-19T10:11:28Z","timestamp":1724062288000},"page":"4890","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Psychological Aspects of Cutaneous Pain in Psoriasis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Magdalena","family":"Kotewicz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University Centre of General Dermatology and Oncodermatology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4722-8531","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Piotr K.","family":"Krajewski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University Centre of General Dermatology and Oncodermatology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrzej K.","family":"Jaworek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University, 31-008 Krak\u00f3w, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0766-6342","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jacek C.","family":"Szepietowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University Centre of General Dermatology and Oncodermatology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2082","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(21)00393-7","article-title":"Chronic pain: An update on burden, best practices, and new advances","volume":"397","author":"Cohen","year":"2021","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"24","DOI":"10.1159\/000527041","article-title":"Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Conditions","volume":"9","author":"Johnston","year":"2022","journal-title":"Complex Psychiatry"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"159","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pnpbp.2017.05.012","article-title":"Epidemiology of pain and relation to psychiatric disorders","volume":"87","author":"Velly","year":"2018","journal-title":"Prog. 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