Increased Depression, Suicidal Thoughts and Stress Reported in Patients with Chronically Itchy Skin (IMAGE)

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Increased Depression, Suicidal Thoughts and Stress Reported in Patients with Chronically Itchy Skin

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Scratching that itch. Itchy patients were more likely to be seriously depressed and to have suicidal thoughts.

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<em>Journal of Investigative Dermatology</em>

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