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CARROLL S. WRIGHT, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1949;60(2):303-306.

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TO CLASSIFY a dermatosis among the psychosomatic disorders of the skin is not always difficult, but treatment may prove to be a real problem. A study of the accompanying chart¹ may aid in the decision as to the best method of management in a given case. The diseases listed (delusion of parasitosis, phobias [cancer, syphilis], neurotic excoriations, dermatitis factitia, psychogenic pruritis, neurodermatitis [atopy], trichotillomania, hyperhidrosis, urticaria, pompholyx, rosacea, lichen planus, seborrhea, psoriasis, alopecia, vitiligo, canities, acne vulgaris, herpes and warts) range from the purely psychic to those in which psychic factors are questionable.

Disorders of the skin that are purely psychic will usually require psychiatric treatment to the exclusion of the dermatologist once a diagnosis is made, whereas those in which psychic factors predominate may primarily require treatment by a psychiatrist with perhaps considerable aid from the dermatologist. As the shading in the chart lightens, there . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
PHILADELPHIA

From the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology, Temple University School of Medicine, and the Skin and Cancer Hospital.

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