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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="other" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2712-7672</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2713-2919</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">15536</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/CP15536</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>RESEARCH</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Unknown</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Mental Health and Quality of Life in Chronic and Recurrent vs First-Episode Dermatophytosis: A Cross-Sectional Study</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Психическое здоровье и качество жизни при хронической и рецидивирующей дерматофитии в сравнении с впервые выявленным эпизодом: поперечное исследование</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7939-0704</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Agarwal</surname><given-names>Soumya</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Агарвал</surname><given-names>Сумья</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="IN">India</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Department of Dermatology</p></bio><email>scorpsoumya@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6222-5788</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Jilani</surname><given-names>Abdul Qadir</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Джилани</surname><given-names>Абдул Кадир</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="IN">India</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry</p></bio><email>imjilani@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3041-0181</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Singh</surname><given-names>Sonal</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сингх</surname><given-names>Сонал</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="IN">India</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Senior Resident, Department of Dermatology</p></bio><email>sonalsingh552@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9587-2028</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sharma</surname><given-names>Akanksha</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шарма</surname><given-names>Аканкша</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="IN">India</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry</p></bio><email>sharmaakanksha824@yahoo.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8705-0136</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Pathak</surname><given-names>Anurag</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Патхак</surname><given-names>Анураг</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="IN">India</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Tutor Statistics, Department of Community Medicine</p></bio><email>anurag.pathak44@gmal.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0696-599X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Singh</surname><given-names>Vikram</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сингх</surname><given-names>Викрам</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="IN">India</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Head of Department, Department of Medicine</p></bio><email>vikramrpsingh@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5109-4027</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Jaiswal</surname><given-names>Priyansh</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Джаисвал</surname><given-names>Приянш</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="IN">India</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MBBS, Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology</p></bio><email>priyanshjaiswal884@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт медицинских наук имени доктора Рама Манохара Лохии, Лакхнау, Индия</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт медицинских наук имени доктора Рама
Манохара Лохии, Лакхнау, Индия</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">The Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт медицинских наук имени доктора Рама Манохара Лохии, Лакхнау, Индия</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2026-03-04" publication-format="electronic"><day>04</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>7</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-04-18"><day>18</day><month>04</month><year>2024</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-12-22"><day>22</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; , Agarwal S., Jilani A.Q., Singh S., Sharma A., Pathak A., Singh V., Jaiswal P.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; , Агарвал С., Джилани А.К., Сингх С., Шарма А., Патхак А., Сингх В., Джаисвал П.</copyright-statement><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Agarwal S., Jilani A.Q., Singh S., Sharma A., Pathak A., Singh V., Jaiswal P.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Агарвал С., Джилани А.К., Сингх С., Шарма А., Патхак А., Сингх В., Джаисвал П.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/15536">https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/15536</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>ABSTRACT</bold><bold>BACKGROUND: </bold>Chronic and recurrent dermatophytosis (CRD) might affect mental health morbidity as well as the quality of life of patients, although it has not been conclusively proven.<bold>AIM: </bold>To study the quality of life and mental health burden in patients with CRD as compared to those presenting with first-episode superficial dermatophytic infection (SDI).<bold>METHODS:</bold> The study included patients aged over 18 years with CRD or with first-episode SDI. Quality of life was assessed using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), mental health morbidity — using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) defined as the HADS-A (anxiety) and the HADS-D (depression). <bold>RESULTS: </bold>A total of 166 patients were examined: 104 with CRD and 62 with first-episode SDI. CRD patients had significantly poorer quality of life, especially in the “extremely large score category” as compared with SDI. The DLQI domains of “symptoms and feelings” and “daily activities” were the worst affected (in all cases p&lt;0.05). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, body surface area involvement and HADS-A emerged as significant predictors of CRD. <bold>CONCLUSION: </bold>CRD patients had greater deterioration in mental health (HADS-A) as compared to patients with firstepisode superficial dermatophytosis.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>АННОТАЦИЯ</bold><bold>ВВЕДЕНИЕ:</bold> Несмотря на отсутствие исчерпывающих доказательств, существует предположение, что хронические и рецидивирующие дерматофитии (ХРД) ассоциированы с повышенным риском психических расстройств и снижением качества жизни.<bold>ЦЕЛЬ: </bold>Проанализировать качество жизни и бремя психических расстройств у пациентов с ХРД в сравнении с пациентами, у которых впервые выявлена поверхностная дерматофития (ПД).<bold>МЕТОДЫ: </bold>В исследование были включены пациенты старше 18 лет с ХРД или впервые выявленной ПД.Психическое состояние оценивали с использованием 12-пунктового «Опросника общего здоровья» (12-itemGeneral Health Questionnaire, GHQ12) и «Госпитальной шкалы тревоги и депрессии» (Hospital Anxiety DepressionScale, HADS), которая включает подшкалы тревоги (HADS-A) и депрессии (HADS-D). Качество жизни измерялис помощью опросника «Дерматологический индекс качества жизни» (Dermatology Life Quality Index, DLQI).<bold>РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ: </bold>Было обследовано 166 пациентов: 104 — с ХРД и 62 — с впервые выявленной ПД. У пациентов с ХРД отмечалось статистически значимое снижение показателей психического благополучия и качества жизни по сравнению с пациентами с ПД. Особенно выраженные различия были у пациентов, набравших чрезвычайно высокие баллы по DLQI, что отражает наиболее тяжелое влияние заболевания на их повседневную жизнь (p&lt;0,05). Наибольшие межгрупповые различия зафиксированы в доменах «симптомы и эмоциональное состояние» и «повседневная деятельность». По результатам многомерного логистического регрессионного анализа значимыми предикторами ХРД были площадь поражения кожи (в процентах от общей площади поверхности тела) и показатель тревоги по подшкале HADS-A. <bold>ЗАКЛЮЧЕНИЕ: </bold>У пациентов с ХРД наблюдались более высокие уровни психологического стресса и тревожности, а также более выраженное ухудшение качества жизни по сравнению с пациентами со впервые выявленной ПД. </p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>chronic and recurrent dermatophytosis</kwd><kwd>superficial dermatophytosis</kwd><kwd>quality of life</kwd><kwd>mental health</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>хроническая и рецидивирующая дерматофития</kwd><kwd>поверхностная дерматофития</kwd><kwd>качество жизни</kwd><kwd>психическое здоровье</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>1. Naglot A, Shrimali DD, Nath BK, et al. 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