TY - JOUR T1 - The trauma of acne JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 491 LP - 491 DO - 10.1136/adc.85.6.491 VL - 85 IS - 6 AU - ARCHIVIST Y1 - 2001/12/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/85/6/491.abstract N2 - 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.A total … ER -