Acne study
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Acne is an emotionally distressing disease that can cause anger and frustration in adolescents and is often underestimated by parents, James Campbell, MD, Dartmouth Medical School, concludes in a study presented at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting in New York City July 28-Aug. 1. Acne affects about 85% of young adults and has more social ramifications than perhaps any other skin disease, findings state. Study surveyed 504 acne-prone teens ages 12-17 and 500 parents of teens 12-17 who experience occasional to severe acne. Teens with more severe acne were shown to experience a higher level of duress and anger, while parents of these teens were less aware of their feelings. While two-thirds of parents said they feel supportive towards their children with acne, less than half of the children agreed...