RT Book, Section
A1 Pearson, David R.
A1 Hordinsky, Maria K.
A2 Soutor, Carol
A2 Hordinsky, Maria K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1190939325
T1 Cutaneous Signs of Psychiatric Disorders
T2 Clinical Dermatology: Diagnosis and Management of Common Disorders, 2e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257379
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190939325
RD 2024/04/25
AB Psychiatric  diseases  are  commonly  associated  with  cutaneous  pathology.  Psychophysiologic  skin  disorders  result  from  precipitation  or  exacerbation  of  skin  disease  by  psychosocial  stress.1  These  are  particularly  common  in  acne,  lupus  erythematosus,  psoriasis,  telogen  effluvium,  and  many  other  dermatologic  diseases  are  well-known  examples.1–3  This  chapter  will  focus  on  primary  psychiatric  skin  disorders,  including  delusional  infestation,  dermatitis  artefacta,  and  obsessive  compulsive  disorders  affecting  the  skin,  where  an  underlying  psychiatric  disease  results  in  self-induced  cutaneous  findings.  In  contrast,  secondary  psychiatric  skin  disorders  describe  primary  skin  diseases  that  result  in  stress,  anxiety,  or  depression.