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Body image and mental health challenges in adolescents with acne

Esma Uslu
1
,
Zeynep Utlu
2
,
Nurcan Metin
3
,
Zeynep Karaca Ural
2
,
Serkan Naktiyok
4
,
Hilal Akköprü
5

  1. Private Buhara Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Erzurum, Turkey
  2. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
  3. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Health Sciences University, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
  4. Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Atatürk University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Erzurum, Turkey
  5. Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases, Health Sciences University Elazığ City Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2025; XLII (6): 549–556
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.157989
Online publish date: 2026/01/12
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