[Dermatological diseases and their importance for psychiatry].

[Dermatological diseases and their importance for psychiatry].
Nervenarzt. 2016 Mar 14;
Authors: Mavrogiorgou P, Juckel G
Abstract
The relationship between skin and psychiatric disorders is not an uncommon occurrence in the clinical practice; however, there are only a few systematic studies and in addition knowledge about the neurobiological and immunological mechanisms is lacking. Impairments and disorders of the skin are often an (early) sign of a psychiatric disorder. In the sense of true psychosomatics, psychiatrists should also be aware of this relationship as far as possible. This review article focuses on the most important dermatological diagnoses in relation to the respective psychiatric comorbidities and presents the most important aspects of epidemiology, symptomatology, pathophysiology and treatment options.
PMID: 26975652 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Nervenarzt - March 14, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Mavrogiorgou P, Juckel G Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research