Environmental Psychodermatology: Stress, Environment and Skin
Ultraviolet light A form of radiation that is not visible to the human eye. It’s in an invisible part of the “electromagnetic spectrum” that reaches the earth from the sun….
Skin Aging and Stress
Wrinkles Telangiectasia Dry skin Liver or age spots Seborrheic keratoses Cherry angiomas Varicose veins/ulcers Bruising (purpura) Itching Skin cancers Photoaging is a highly evident and significant trait of aging skin…
Psychoneuroimmunology of Stress and Psychodermatologic Disorders
Fig. 1.1 Role of Stress in neuroimmunological response Psychoineuroimmulongy Psychoneuroimmunology, a relatively new field which relates to the study of complex and synchronous activation and interactions of behavioral, neural, endocrine,…
Stress Management Techniques in the “Stressed” Skin Disorder Patient
Breaths per minute Blood pCO2 Blood pH Autonomic nervous system Dominant brain wave (Hz) Mental state 4 Theta (4–8) Trance 6 Higher Lower Parasympathetic (relax, heal, digest) 8 Alpha (8–12)…
Stress and Wound Healing
Type of stress Study design Results Reference Acute Evaluated relationship between acute post-operative pain intensity and time to healing of a standard 2 mm punch biopsy wound in women Women…
Seborrheic Dermatitis
Picture 17.1 A 32-year old male patient with seborrheic dermatitis in the scalp The incidence of SD has been shown to be increased in special populations, specifically those who are…
Stress Related Hair Disorders
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Katlein França and Mohammad Jafferany (eds.)Stress and Skin Disorders10.1007/978-3-319-46352-0_16 16. Stress Related Hair Disorders Anna Skrok1 and Lidia Rudnicka1 (1) Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland Lidia Rudnicka…
Acne and Rosacea
Picture 15.1 A 18 year-old male patient with acne vulgaris on the back References 1. Tasoula E, Gregoriou S, Chalikias J, et al. The impact of acne vulgaris on quality…
The Role of Stress in Body Dysmorphic Disorder
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Katlein França and Mohammad Jafferany (eds.)Stress and Skin Disorders10.1007/978-3-319-46352-0_11 11. The Role of Stress in Body Dysmorphic Disorder Sarah H. Hsu1 and Neelam A. Vashi2 (1) Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center,…
Psychodermato-Oncology and Stress
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Katlein França and Mohammad Jafferany (eds.)Stress and Skin Disorders10.1007/978-3-319-46352-0_10 10. Psychodermato-Oncology and Stress Katlein França1, 2 and Torello Lotti3 (1) Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e Rigenerativa, Università Degli Studi “G….
