Skin diseases in patients with primary psychiatric conditions: a hospital based study.

Background: Although the relationship between skin diseases in patients with primary psychiatric conditions is important for patient management, studies on this issue are limited.

Objective: To detect the frequency and type of cutaneous disorders among patients with primary psychiatric conditions.

Subjects And Methods: This analytic cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 400 subjects - 200 patients with primary psychiatric disorders and 200 age and sex matched individuals free from primary psychiatric disorders.