Table of Contents

General.- Prevalence of Somatic and Emotional Disorders.- Specific Patterns of Disease.- Primarily Psychogenic Dermatoses.- Multifactorial Cutaneous Diseases.- Secondary Emotional Disorders and Comorbidities.- Special Focal Points in Dermatology.- Allergology.- Andrology.- Cosmetic Medicine.- Psychosomatic Dermatology in Emergency Medicine.- Surgical and Oncological Dermatology.- Photodermatology.- Suicide in Dermatology.- Traumatization: Sexual Abuse.- Special Psychosomatic Concepts in Dermatology.- From the Practice for the Practice.- Psychosomatic Psychodermatologic Primary Care and Psychosomatic Diagnostic.- Psychotherapy.- Psychopharmacological Therapy in Dermatology.- SAD Light Therapy, Vagal Stimulation, and Magnetic Stimulation.- The Difficult or Impossible-To-Treat Problem Patient.- The Dermatologist’s Personal Challenges Within the Institutional Framework: Developing the Psychodermatologic Practice.- Liaison Consultancy.- New Management in Psychosomatic Dermatology.- A Look into the Future.

Reviews

From the reviews: "Many skin conditions have a psychiatric component, either causal … or real disfigurement from a skin disease. This book attempts to describe these conditions. … written for all physicians working in the areas of practical dermatology and psychosomatics. … useful for anyone working with the mentally afflicted as it may help them to diagnose and address psychiatric conditions by observing the skin. … In this, it is a very useful reminder to those who see patients with psychological aspects to their skin issues … ." (Kathleen E Kramer, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2009)