The correlation between acne and social and mental health problems

Monday, September 20, 2010 - 07:56 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have looked into the association between acne and mental health in teenagers and report their findings online in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Their work suggests adverse events including suicidal ideation and depression that have previously been associated with therapies for acne may reflect the burden of substantial acne rather than the effects of medication.

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