Dear Editor, Due to its substantial psychosocial burden, atopic dermatitis (AD) is linked to an increased risk of suicidal ideation (SI).1-3 As part of the ‘Scars of Life’ study,4 we conducted a case–control analysis to assess the prevalence and risk factors of SI in a sample of adults representative of the general population with physician-confirmed AD, compared to adults without AD from the same population, across 27 countries.