ArticleJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV2023
Atopic dermatitis and risk of major neuropsychiatric disorders in children: A population-based cohort study.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Atopic dermatitis and psychological disorders in children and adolescents: a systematic review on comorbidities and mechanism.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of pediatric atopic dermatitis treatments: a network meta-analysis highlighting dupilumab and pimecrolimus for SCORAD and EASI improvement.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Age differences in psychological comorbidity in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Bidirectional association between atopic dermatitis and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The prevalence of comorbid mental health difficulties in young people with chronic skin conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of health psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Examining the association between autism spectrum disorder and atopic eczema: meta-analysis of current evidence.Pediatric research · 2025Pooled it
- The Psychiatric Comorbidities in Adolescents With Atopic Dermatitis: A Real-World Study of Propensity-Matched Cohorts.International journal of dermatology · 2026Article
- Atopic dermatitis and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder comorbidity in children and adolescents: Epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical management.Pediatric investigation · 2026Review
- Associations of Comorbid Atopic Dermatitis, Food Allergy, and Respiratory Allergic Diseases with Somatic Problems in Children: A Birth Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Psychocutaneous Disorders in Pediatric and Adolescent Populations: A Narrative Review.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2026Review
- Association between atopic dermatitis and febrile seizure in young children.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Gut microbiota dysbiosis at the interface of neuropsychiatric disorders and their dermatological comorbidities.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- A genome-wide pleiotropy study between atopic dermatitis and neuropsychiatric disorders.Human genomics · 2025Article
- Identification of novel biomarkers associated with immune infiltration in major depression disorder and atopic dermatitis.Archives of dermatological research · 2025Article
- Examining the Prevalence, Characteristics, and Potential Links Between Skin Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Atopic Dermatitis and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Common Role of Environmental and Clinical Co-Factors in the Onset and Severity of Their Clinical Course.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- The Psychology of Atopic Dermatitis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Incident Asthma, Asthma Exacerbations, and Asthma-Related Hospitalizations in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2024Article
- Comorbid psychiatric disease significantly mediates increased rates of alcohol use disorder among patients with inflammatory and pigmentary skin disorders: a case-control study in the All of Us Research Program.Archives of dermatological research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPaediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) has been linked to neuropsychiatric comorbidities such as depression, anxiety and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, longitudinal data are limited, and the effect of AD severity on neuropsychiatric outcomes requires further characterization.
objectivesTo determine the risk of several major neuropsychiatric conditions in children with AD.
methodsWe analysed UK health records data in a population-based cohort study. Each patient <18 years old with AD was matched to up to five unaffected patients on age, practice and index date. Treatments served as proxies for AD severity, which was analysed in a time-updated manner. Outcomes were incident anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ADHD, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), suicidal ideation or attempt, and completed suicide.
resultsA total of 409,431 children with AD (93.2% mild, 5.5% moderate, 1.3% severe) were compared to 1,809,029 children without AD. In Cox regression models adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic status and other atopic comorbidities, no statistically significant relationships were observed between AD and incident anxiety (HR 1.01, 95% CI 0.99-1.03), ADHD (1.02, 0.97-1.06), autism (1.02, 0.98-1.06), bipolar disorder (1.08, 0.85-1.36), suicidal ideation/attempt (0.98, 0.95-1.01) or completed suicide (0.85, 0.64-1.14). Children with AD were less likely to develop depression (0.93, 0.91-0.95) or schizophrenia (0.72, 0.54-0.95) but more likely to develop OCD (1.26, 1.16-1.37). However, there was substantial variation by AD severity and age in both the direction and magnitude of effect for many of the neuropsychiatric conditions examined.
conclusionsThe was no substantial impact of AD on the overall risk of many neuropsychiatric conditions in children, but disease severity and age may be important modifying factors. Additional research is needed to further dissect the complex relationship between paediatric AD and neuropsychiatric comorbidities.
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