Practical Psychodermatology

Edited by Anthony Bewley, MB, ChB, FRCP, Department of Dermatology, The Royal London Hospital & Whipps Cross University Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust), London, UKRuth Taylor, MB ChB, MRCPsych, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UKJason S Reichenberg, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern, Austin, TX, USAMichelle Majid, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Southwestern, Austin, TX, USA

• Contributors viiForeword xiPreface xiiiSection 1: Introduction1 Introduction 3Anthony Bewley, Michelle Magid, Jason S. Reichenberg and Ruth E. Taylor2 History and examination 11Ruth E. Taylor, Jason S. Reichenberg, Michelle Magid and Anthony BewleySection 2: Management in psychodermatology3 Psychopharmacology in psychodermatology 21Sussann Kotara, Michelle Magid and Maureen Burrows4 Adherence in the treatment of chronic skin diseases 33Laura F. Sandoval, Christine S. Ahn and Steven R. Feldman5 Psychological assessment and interventions for people with skin disease 40Reena B. Shah6 Risk and risk management in psychodermatology 50William H. Reid and Simon Kirwin7 Self-help for management of psychological distress associated with skin conditions 60Andrew R. Thompson8 Habit reversal therapy: a behavioural approach to atopic eczema and other skin conditions 66Christopher Bridgett9 Nursing interventions in psychodermatology 72Fiona Cowdell and Steven ErsserSection 3: Skin diseases with secondary psychiatric disorders10 Psychological impact of hair loss 81Paul Farrant and Sue McHale11 Psoriasis and psychodermatology 90Christine Bundy, Lis Cordingley and Chris Griffiths12 Living well with a skin condition: what it takes 97Henrietta Spalding, Wendy Eastwood, Krysia Saul and Susan Bradbrooke13 Chronic skin disease and anxiety, depression and other affective disorders 104Steven Reid and Wojtek WojcikSection 4: Psychiatric disorders with secondary skin manifestations14 Delusional infestation 117Peter Lepping, Roland Freudenmann and Markus Huber15 Body dysmorphic disorder 127Emma Baldock and David Veale16 Pickers, pokers, and pullers: obsessive-compulsive and related disorders in dermatology 134Jonathan S. Abramowitz and Ryan J. Jacoby17 Factitious skin disorder (dermatitis artefacta) 142Jonathan Millard and Leslie MillardSection 5: Cutaneous sensory (pain) disorders18 Medically unexplained symptoms and health anxieties: somatic symptom and related disorders 153Angharad Ruttley, Audrey Ng and Anna Burnside19 Dysesthetic syndromes 164Sara A. Hylwa, Mark D.P. Davis and Mark R. Pittelkow20 Chronic idiopathic mucocutaneous pain syndromes: vulvodynia, penodynia, and scrotodynia 173Peter J. Lynch and Libby Edwards21 Burning mouth syndrome 180Alison Bruce, Rochelle R. Torgerson, Cooper C. Wriston and Tania M. Gonzalez Santiago22 Nodular prurigo 186Wei Sheng Tan, Hong Liang Tey and Mark B.Y. TangSection 6: Special populations and situations23 Child and adolescent psychodermatology 197Birgit Westphal and Osman Malik24 Psychodermato-oncology: psychological reactions to skin cancer 206Andrew G. Affleck and Lesley Howells25 Botulinum toxin treatment in depression 216M. Axel Wollmer, Michelle Magid and Tillmann H.C. Kruger26 The Morgellons debate 220Jason S. Reichenberg and Michelle Magid27 Substance misuse and the dermatology patient 224Alexander VernerGlossary 231Appendix: Screening questionnaires and scales 238Index 268

“Concise, well-organized, and approachable, Practical Psychodermatology will prove to be a useful reference for any dermatologist seeking to improve or solidify their management of the skin-psyche interface.”  (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1 May 2015) “Overall this was a fascinating book, containing a vast amount of information and practical suggestions for managing complicated patients.”  (British Journal of Dermatology, 1 May 2015)