Clinical Cases in Psychocutaneous Disease

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Nguyen, Tien V. (Συγγραφέας), Wong, Jillian W. (Συγγραφέας), Koo, John (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Clinical Cases in Dermatology
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Psychiatry.; Medicine & Public Health.

  This concise practical guide has been designed to facilitate the clinical decision-making process in the management of psychocutaneous disease by reviewing a variety of cases and defining the various diagnostic and management decisions open to practitioners. Clinical cases are a key component in m...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Part I: Psychologically Challenging Patient Encounters in Dermatology
• The “long list” patient
• The “Will you be my PCP?” patient
• The patient with unusual demands
• The fearful patient
• The patient with a chronic disease
• The angry patient
• The distrustful and poorly compliant patient
• Part II: Psychocutaneous Disease in Geriatric Patients
• Delusions of parasitosis in geriatric patients
• Neurotic excoriations and the elderly
• The geriatric patient with neurodermatitis
• Part III: Cases of Psychocutaneous Disease
• Formication without delusions
• The slightly delusional patient
• The delusional but hopeful patient
• The hopelessly delusional patient
• Drug-induced formication and delusions of parasitosis
• Other delusionoid beliefs
• Neurotic excoriations secondary to cutaneous dysesthesia
• Neurotic excoriations secondary to underlying major depression
• Neurotic excoriations with underlying psychosis
• Acne excoriée
• Trichotillomania
• Body dysmorphic disorder
• Factitial dermatitis
• Hyperhidrosis and an anxiety disorder
• Atopic dermatitis and a major depressive disorder
• Psoriasis and excessive stress.