Mental Health and Psychosocial Burden Among Patients with Skin of Color Living with Vitiligo: Findings from the Global VALIANT Study
Patients with darker skin, particularly skin types V and VI, were more impacted in their daily lives, emotional well-being, and mental health than those with fairer skin, suggesting that a disproportionate need for strategies to improve QoL and mental health burden exists among patients with vitiligo who have skin of color.
Authors
- Davinder Parsad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0348-0815)
- Jessy Gao
- Nanja van Geel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3249-8195)
- Haobo Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4694-2795)
- Yan Valle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-9045)
- Iltefat Hamzavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3137-5601)
- John E. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-6430)
- Khaled Ezzedine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5468-4589)
- Pearl Grimes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6663-2471)
- Kristen Bibeau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6871-2333)
- Gaone Tlhong Matewa
- Jackie Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6923-7207)
Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- University of Lynchburg (US)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Henry Ford Hospital (US)
- Vitiligo and Pigmentation Institute of Southern California (US)
- Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor (FR)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Perrigo (United States) (US)
- Incyte (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dermatology and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13555-025-01412-3
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- melanin and skin pigmentation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.91
Funders
- Incyte