Psychodermatology covers all aspects of how the mind and body interact in relation to the onset and progression of various skin disorders. This book is the first text written by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, child specialists and dermatologists for all the health professionals who treat patients with skin problems. They cover a broad range of issues affecting these patients, including: stigma, coping, relationships, psychological treatments, the impact on children, comorbidities, psychoneuroimmunology, quality of life and psychological treatments.
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Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction Carl Walker; 2. Psychoneuroimmunology Leslie Millard; 3. Psychiatric comorbidity in dermatologic disorders Madhulika A. Gupta; 4. Stigmatisation and skin conditions Gerry Kent 5. Coping with chronic skin conditions: factors important in explaining individual variation in adjustment Andrew Thompson; 6. Skin disease and relationships Litsa Anthis; 7. The impact of skin disease on children and their families Penny Titman; 8. Psychological therapies for dermatological problems Linda Papadopoulos; 9. Research methodology in quality of life assessment Andrew Finlay; 10. Psychodermatology in context Carl Walker.
