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- Title
Primer Psikiyatrik Hastalıklar.
- Authors
Mercan, Sibel
- Abstract
The etiology of these dermatological diseases is entirely psychiatric origin. These patients show overconcern to their skin or self inflicted dermatoses unconsciously instead of facing with their real problems. In this group, delusions, dermatitis artefacta, trichotillomania, body dysmorphic disorder can be seen. They use denial as defence mechanism to their real psychiatric problems and prefer to apply dermatology instead of psychiatry. Dermatologist should be very careful before asking psychiatric consultation. Denial mechanism help patients to overcome agressive impulses like suicide or prevent further psychiatric damage like psychosis. Dermatologist should see these patients with short and frequent intervals with a good empathic approach. This will help to progress a powerful patient doctor relationship which will lead to a psychiatric evaluation.
- Subjects
PSYCHOCUTANEOUS diseases; DEFENSE mechanisms (Psychology); ETIOLOGY of diseases; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; SKIN inflammation; COMPULSIVE hair pulling; MENTAL health personnel &; patient; DERMATOLOGY; PATIENTS
- Publication
Archives of the Turkish Dermatology & Venerology / Turkderm, 2010, Vol 44, p16
- ISSN
1019-214X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4274/turkderm.s44.16