A practical approach to the assessment of psychosocial and psychiatric comorbidity in the dermatology patient

作者：Gupta Madhulika A^*; Gupta Aditya K

来源：Clinics in Dermatology, 2013, 31(1): 57-61.

DOI：10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.11.007

It is well recognized that the clinical course of many dermatologic disorders is the result of a complex and sometimes reciprocal interaction between biological, psychiatric/psychological, and social factors that can have a predisposing, precipitating, and/or perpetuating role for the dermatologic disorder. Assessment of psychiatric and psychosocial comorbidity, which can be present in up to 30% of dermatology patients, is an important component of the overall clinical evaluation of the patient. This paper discusses a practical approach to the assessment of psychosocial and psychiatric factors, including suicide risk and parasuicidal behaviors in the dermatology patient. The approach further classifies these factors as predisposing, precipitating, and/or perpetuating, in order to aid the clinician with the possible secondary and tertiary prevention of some dermatologic disorders by management of their psychosocial and psychiatric comorbidity.

• 出版日期2013-2