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The trauma of acne
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That acne in adolescence may cause emotional trauma seems almost self-evident but the few studies reported on the subject can be criticised on grounds of patient selection or age-inappropriate psychological assessments. A study in Nottingham (A Smithard and colleagues. British Journal of Dermatology2001;145:274–9) has attempted to correct these deficiencies.
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