Wide range of age of onset and low referral rates to psychiatry in a large cohort of acne excori ée at a Swiss tertiary hospital.

DISCUSSION: Our study shows that dermatologists focus on treating acne-like lesions in SPD, but rarely refer to psychiatry. Possible reasons include considerations of patients' reactions who often reject the idea of a psychological origin of the disease. Our results suggest that new treatment strategies should be created to address SPD correctly, i.e. by combined consultations with psychiatrists or specific training of dermatologists in psychiatric therapy and diagnostics. PMID: 28784003 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Dermatological Treatment - Category: Dermatology Tags: J Dermatolog Treat Source Type: research