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Mutual Assistance of Psoriasis Patients

In China, 2.3 million adults suffer from psoriasis, third in rank by country, after the USA and India.

The mental burden is serious: 89% of the people with psoriasis in China report mental pressure, 78% experience discrimination, 34% have suicidal thoughts due to illness, 5% commit suicide, with only 11% seeking psychological treatment, and 51.5% choose to close themselves off to society, their friends, and even their family, to reduce the psychological pressure, which has become a substantial hidden danger that affects their health and social security.

The serious economic burden and treatment expenditure of most people with psoriasis accounts for 20% of their annual income, and the annual hospitalization rate is 13% (the hospitalization rate of moderate and severe patients is 26%). A total of 37% of people with psoriasis are unemployed due to illness, 73% of people with psoriasis are unable to work due to illness, and the unemployment rate of patients with moderate and severe psoriasis is as high as 48%; therefore, the social and economic burden caused by psoriasis should not be underestimated