BACKGROUND: Depression, anxiety and somatization are the most common mental
disorders in primary care as well as medical specialty populations; each is present in at least …

A comprehensive review by Ginsburg [1] addressed psychologic and psychophysiologic
aspects of psoriasis. Psoriasis does not have to be visible to other people for the patient to …

BACKGROUND: The eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-8) is
established as a valid diagnostic and severity measure for depressive disorders in large …

Background: Psoriasis is often associated with the risk of physical disability, social
discomfort and psychological disorders. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate …

BACKGROUND: Concerns have been raised about the potential of deliberate self-harm and
suicide among patients with dermatologic conditions. OBJECTIVE: We sought to estimate …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about quality of life in patients with cutaneous lupus
erythematosus. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine how cutaneous lupus affects quality of …

Background. While psychosomatic factors may be involved in eliciting as well as coping with
chronic itch, psychiatric comorbidity often goes unrecognized in dermatological patients …

Psoriasis is a common dermatologic disorder with psychiatric comorbidity that often goes
undetected and untreated. Psoriasis has higher associations with psychiatric illness than do …

Skin is an organ that has a primary function in tactile receptivity and reacts directly upon
emotional stimuli. Dermatological practice involves a psychosomatic dimension. A …

BACKGROUND: Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is a frequently occurring disease that has
a great impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients and seems to be …