Skin Conditions and Mental Health in Children
Part of Mental health, Skin clinical trials.
This study explores how chronic skin diseases affect children's mental health and body image. Researchers will compare children with skin conditions to healthy children to understand the connection and potentially improve care.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 6 and 18 years old
- Your child has a chronic (long-lasting) skin disease that has been medically diagnosed
- You and your child can understand and answer questionnaires about feelings and experiences
- Your child does not have other diagnosed psychiatric conditions like severe depression or autism spectrum disorder
- Your child does not have other chronic health conditions that affect body image (like short stature, thyroid problems, or obesity)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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