Background Skin disease is a global public health problem that often has physiological,
psychological and social impacts. However, it is not very clear how to adapt to these …

Psoriasis is a chronic dermatological condition that is frequently associated with problematic
patterns of emotional reactivity (the way in which patients react to stimuli), alexithymia (their …

Psoriasis is an inflammatory, immune-mediated disease that is frequently associated with
psychological comorbidities such as depression. The stigma patients feel because of the …

The chronic, inflammatory skin disorder hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is associated well
documented negative influences on patients' quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was …

Introduction Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory skin disease affecting 2–4% of
the general population, which nowadays is even perceived as a systemic illness. The nature …

Many published books that comment on the medical model have been written by doctors,
who assume that readers have the same knowledge of medicine, or by those who have …

Background The psychological impact of living with a skin condition can have a profound
impact on quality of life and could cause appearance‐related social anxiety. Existing …

Objective Assuming that the difference exist in the manifestation of psychological suffering
among genders, the purpose of this review is to summarize the current knowledge on …

Aim: To investigate relationships between anatomical location of psoriatic lesions and
experiences of stigmatization, negative emotional attitude towards the body, depression and …

Background Physician‐reported clinical outcome and quality of life (QoL) measures are
currently used to assess outcomes and direct treatment of plaque psoriasis. However …