Idiopathic pruritus in psychiatric inpatients: an explorative study.

Unlabelled: Pruritus is an annoying physical symptom, frequently related to mental states. Dermatologic treatment commonly includes psychotropic medications.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate idiopathic pruritus (IP) in psychiatric patients, its demographic characteristics and its relationship to psychiatric diagnoses, psychosocial stress, medication use, drug use and psychological characteristics.