Anxiety and Depression in Primary Hyperhidrosis: An Observational Study of 95 Consecutive Swedish Outpatients

Journal Compilation © 2020 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3598 In a recent systematic review (1) we found 7 controlled studies of anxiety and depression in primary hyperhidrosis (PH). Figures for psychiatric comorbidity varied substantially, from zero to almost 50%, depending on the selection of patients and measuring tools. This prompted us to perform an observational study of the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Swedish patients with hyperhidrosis. A measurement of body image was included, since a decrease in body image has been linked to anxiety and depression, and it was expected that body image would be decreased in PH (2). The aim of the study was to determine the correlation coefficient between body image, anxiety and depression.