PIEL-L Latinoamericana Publicacion periodica en dermatologia | Fundada en 1998
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Contemporary Diagnosis and Management in Psychodermatology®
*NEW BOOK*
Psychodermatology is an emerging cross-disciplinary field of medicine that deals with the complex interaction between the mind and the skin. In this fascinating new handbook, Misha M. Heller and John Y. M. Koo, MD explore the psychological and emotional impact of disfiguring skin disease, and present strategies to improve quality of life for patients. They also discuss the contribution of mental illness, especially anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, to dermatologic disorders. This concise guide provides a clear and thorough overview of dermatologic and psychiatric diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines, and offers practical advice for a constructive interpersonal approach to patients. It is sure to be a useful reference for any clinician who encounters dermatologic disorders in his or her practice.
John Y. M. Koo, MD, FAAD
Director, Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Dermatology
University of California Medical Center, San Francisco
Misha M. Heller, BA
Table of Contents
Foreword by Josephine L. Howard, MD
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Classification of Psychodermatologic Disorders
Chapter 3: Delusions of Parasitosis
Chapter 4: Neurotic Excoriations, Acne Excoriée,
and Factitial Dermatitis
Chapter 5: Trichotillomania, Onychophagia,
and Other Impulse-Control Disorders
Chapter 6: Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Chapter 7: Psychological Aspects of Skin Conditions
Chapter 8: Cutaneous Dysesthesia
Chapter 9: Anxiolytics and Antidepressants
De por sí es apabullante la clasificación de enfermedades mentales y si se toma en cuenta que gran parte de los pacientes dermatológicos consultan con cierto grado de ansiedad (prurito, cancerofobia, autoimagen)la detección de un franco sustrato neuropsiquiátrico nos tienta a prescribir psicotrópicos con resultados variables. No está por eso de más adentrarse en estas cuestiones que ya resultan cotidianas. GRACIAS.
Me disculpo por errores de redacción en comentario del 11 agosto 2013: NUEVO LIBRO: Diagnóstico Contemporaneo y Gestión en Psicodermatología y que subí involuntariamente. El comentario: Las Psicodermatosis son cada vez mas frecuentes y nos vemos tentados a prescribir psicotrópicos con resultados variables por lo que resultan muy útiles este tipo de publicaciones.