Friday, July 19, 2019

Psychodermatology: Where the Skin and the Mind Interact


Hi there, Psychodermatology is a relatively new discipline in psychosomatic medicine. It is the interaction between the mind and the skin.

Let’s learn more about it!

Dermatology is focused on the “external” visible disease

Psychiatry is more focused on the “internal” nonvisible disease



For dermatologists, it is easy to identify the psoriasis patient with psoriatic arthritis, the patient with alopecia receiving chemotherapy for her breast cancer, and the patient on dialysis with uremic pruritus. Conversely, the patient with the bugs crawling under his skin, the itchy elderly widower and the depressed acne patient become more of a challenge.

One-third of all patients in dermatology have emotional disorders. The understanding of the relationship between the psyche and the skin is complex, fascinating, and one that puzzles many physicians.

Psychodermatology has emerged as a new subspecialty of dermatology and psychiatry

Psychodermatological disorders can be classified into the following four different categories:
  • Psychophysiological Disorders
These are true dermatological disorders that became worse with emotional stress.
Example: Psoriasis

  • Primary Psychiatric Disorders
These are not exactly dermatological disorder but have serious psychopathy. These are self-induced cutaneous manifestations
Example: Delusions of Parasitosis

  • Secondary Psychiatric Disorders
These are the psychological disorders that patients develop in response to their dermatologic disease.
Skin disorders result in psychological problems such as decreased self-esteem, depression, or social phobia
Example: Acne

  • Cutaneous Sensory Disorders
Often may present with or without psychiatric disturbances, but depression and anxiety are the most common comorbid conditions


To date, we still do not know enough about how to deal with this issue, although ironically this is the most important and practical question.

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