Practical Psychodermatology
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Beschreibung
Skin disease can be more than skin deep
Our skin is one of the first things people notice about us.Blemishes, rashes, dry, flaky skin - all these can breedinsecurity, even suicidality, even though the basic skin conditionis relatively benign. Skin disease can lead to psychiatricdisturbance.
But symptoms of skin disease can also indicate psychologicaldisturbance. Scratching, scarring, bleeding, rashes. These skindisturbances can be the result of psychiatric disease.
How do you help a dermatological patient with a psychologicalreaction? How do you differentiate psychological causes from trueskin disease? These are challenges that ask dermatologists,psychiatrists, psychologists and other health care specialists tocollaborate.
Practical Psychodermatology provides a simple,comprehensive, practical and up-to-date guide for the management ofpatients with psychocutaneous disease. Edited by dermatologists andpsychiatrists to ensure it as relevant to both specialties itcovers:
* History and examination
* Assessment and risk management
* Psychiatric aspects of dermatological disease
* Dermatological aspects of psychiatric disease
* Management and treatment
The international and multi-specialty approach of PracticalPsychodermatology provides a unique toolkit for dermatologists,psychiatrists, psychologists and other health care specialistsneeding to care for patients whose suffering is more than skindeep.
Autor*in
Anthony Bewley
Themen in »Practical Psychodermatology«
Dermatologie Dermatology Medical Science Medizin Psychiatrie Psychiatry
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"Concise, well-organized, and approachable, Practical Psychodermatology will prove to be a useful reference for any dermatologist seeking to improve or solidify their management of the skin-psyche interface." (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1 May 2015)
"Overall this was a fascinating book, containing a vast amount of information and practical suggestions for managing complicated patients." (British Journal of Dermatology, 1 May 2015)
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