Psychocutaneous Disease, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics
By Bruce H. Thiers, MD and Madhulika A. Gupta, MD
240 pages,
Copyright 2005
ISBN:1416028188
Contents:
1. Cutaneous Body Image: Some Practical Clinical Implications (Gupta) 2. Psychosocial Factors in Psoriasis (Fortune) 3. Complementary Therapies in Dermatology (Shenefelt) 4. Psychosomatic Factors in Dermatology (Lotti) 5. Stress and Psychoneuroimmunologic Factors in Dermatology (Lotti) 6. Touch, Massage and Skin Disorders (Field) 7. The Emotional Impact of Chronic Disfiguring and Disabling Skin Disease on Patient and Family - A Psychoanalytic Perspective (Koblenzer) 8. Acne, Depression and Suicide: A Critical Review (Hull) 9. Psychiatric Therapies in Dermatology: An Update (Koo, Lee) 10. Obssesive Compulsive Disorders and Dermatologic Disease (Stein) 11. Depression and Skin Disease (Fried) 12. Stigman Experience in Skin Disorders: An Indian Perspective (Chaturvedi) 13. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging Skin (Gilchrest) 14. Psychodermatologic Evaluation of the Dermatology Patient (Ellis) 15. Quality of Life Scales in Dermatology: Construction, Reliability and Validity (Chren) 16. A Critical Review of Quality of Life Scales for Psoriasis (Finlay, Lewis) 17. Psychoneuroimmunodermatology of Atopic Dermatitis (Pallanti) 18. Psychodermatologic Aspects of Cosmetic Camouflage (Shear) 19. Psychological Trauma and the Skin (Lanius)