Recognizing Psychocutaneous Disorders in Psychiatric Practice

Mohammad Jafferany, MD

“A number of studies demonstrate a clear connection between various common skin disorders in association with psychiatric disorders. For example, when many of the hormones, cytokines, and neuromediators involved in the onset of stress come into play they disrupt the homeostasis of the skin, whereby disorders like psoriasis and atopic dermatitis either show signs of relapse or show exacerbation of pre-existing lesions.”

Obesity and Psychological Distress: The Risk of Disability

Norbert Schmitz, PhD

Our previous research on chronic conditions suggests that there is a synergistic relationship between obesity with a high level of psychological distress or depression and poor functioning and disability. In the present study, we assessed the risk of developing disability as a result of obesity, psychological distress, or both.

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